The Foolio Murder Trial Begins Next Week With Only Female Suspect Who Tried to...
The only woman charged for the 2024 murder of Florida rapper Foolio is set to stand trial next week. Jury selection for murder suspect Alicia Andrews' trial is expected to begin in Hillsborough County, Fla., on Monday (Aug. 18), according to court documents obtained by XXL on Thursday (Aug. 14). Andrews is facing...
Commissioner calls out colleague following DOGE visit
Pinellas County Commissioner Vince Nowicki sought to serve as his own aide and collect a separate taxpayer-funded paycheck, according to a colleague and “friend” on the board. Commissioner Chris Latvala also admonished Nowicki at a workshop Thursday for attempting to pull triple duty as a local municipality’s city...
Linemen community rallies behind Auburndale native shocked on work site in Seminole
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Two utility contractors are fighting for their lives in the hospital after an electrical incident at a work site in Seminole Tuesday afternoon. One of these men, a young father, has roots in Polk County. What they're saying:. Ryan Pynes describes his best friend of six years,...
St. Pete residents may soon start paying more for utility bills
City leaders are considering a utility rate hike to help pay for infrastructure upgrades. Some residents are frustrated, while others understand the city's reasoning.
Bay Area man gets life-changing gift of a brand new car
ODESSA, Fla. - For more than seven years, Justin Pisklo has pedaled his bicycle through the Florida heat and storms just to get to work and or help others in his community. But today, he is putting those long rides behind him thanks to a life-changing gift. The backstory:. Pisklo...
St. Pete considers raising utility rates; residents struggle to keep up
Filling up the water bowl for her puppy, Maui, several times a day, is just the tip of the iceberg for Amanda Loeffler.
‘A long road’: Friend, co-worker of linemen electrocuted in Pinellas Park say two survivors...
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Jesse Getford knows all three of the linemen who were electrocuted Tuesday in Pinellas County while installing new power poles, but he is closest with Matt Waldrop, who recruited him to become a lineman, too. “(He just said, ‘it might be fun for you, you...
Woman Who Gave Drop On Julio Foolio Heading To Trial For Setting Him Up
Alicia Andrews will be the first to stand trial in the killing of rapper Julio Foolio, accused of helping orchestrate the ambush that ended his life. Alicia Andrews will be the first of five defendants to stand trial in the killing of Julio Foolio, the Jacksonville rapper gunned down in Tampa during his 26th birthday...
Future of two St. Pete street murals uncertain as leaders respond to new state,...
St. Pete City Council is beginning a formal process to review whether to remove street murals, including those celebrating Pride and Black History, due to a new Florida law regulating street art on public roads. The law, which took effect in July, mandates removal of artwork that does not comply...
Fossil museum holds Ruskin Shell Pit finds
RUSKIN, Fla. — Every Saturday, a Hillsborough County Museum opens its doors—and takes visitor back millions of years. It’s the Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum inside Camp Bayou Preserve. Patty Moore is a docent at the museum, the guide for sloth fingernails and elephant skulls, all found here...
