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Charlie Crist Runs for Governor

Charlie Crist | Politics | Elections
Crist served as Florida’s governor from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican. He has since changed parties from independent to Democrat. He has represented south and mid-Pinellas County in theRead More

St. Petersburg Man Dies When Car Falls from I-275 Exit Ramp

FHP | I 275 Crash | I 275 Accident
FHP troopers say he was driving “at a high rate of speed” on a wet highway. ST. PETERSBURG – A St Petersburg man died Sunday (Feb. 14) when he lostRead More

Coast Guard, Hillsborough Deputies Rescue Four from Under Skyway

Coast Guard | Rescue| Sunshine Skyway
The four were clinging to an overturned hull. ST. PETERSBURG – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four men Friday (Nov. 20) who were clinging to an overturned boat under theRead More

PSTA to Unveil Driverless Bus in St. Petersburg

AVA Route Map | PSTA | Autonomous Bus
AVA – for autonomous vehicle advantage – will undergo a three-month trial in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will unveil its first driverless bus MondayRead More

‘Serial Armed Robber’ Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison

Terrian Jovan Knight | courts | crime
He tried to rob the assistant manager of a St. Petersburg Family Dollar store as the manager was leaving. The U.S. attorney says that, during the robbery, he shot andRead More

Roll to the Polls Kicks Off at the Trop

Tropicana Field is the host location for St. Petersburg’s only drive-through drop off voting location. ST. PETERSBURG -Tropicana Field will be the staging site for today’s (Oct. 24) Roll toRead More

Former St. Pete Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession, Distribution of Child Pornography

Matthew Enhoffer | US Attorney | Crime
He was sworn in to the St. Petersburg Police Department in 2015. In October that year, he was awarded the department’s Medal of Valor for his response in handling anRead More

Coast Guard Rescues Six from Capsized Boat Near Sunshine Skyway

Coast Guard Rescue | Sunshine Skyway | Capsized Boat
No one was injured. ST. PETERSBURG – The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday (Oct. 17) rescued six people from a capsizing recreational vessel near the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay.Read More

St. Petersburg Man Accused of Having Sexual Relations with 13-Year-old Girl

Sanchesz Deon Maultsby Jr. | Crime | Pinellas Sheriff
Deputies say they were investigating a call about a parked vehicle when they found the suspect with the girl. ST. PETERSBURG – A 20-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested afterRead More

Candlelight Vigil Scheduled in St. Petersburg to Honor Justice Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg | US Supreme Court | Deaths
Tonight’s (Sept. 19) event is being held in solidarity with the Women’s March vigil at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC. ST. PETERSBURG – A vigil is scheduled tonightRead More