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SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Saint Petersburg Police Department is trying to locate 75-year-old Joseph Nelson Jr., who was last seen on Thursday, November 5, 2020, near 2nd Ave N and 13th St. N. Yesterday he left his home around 3:30pm in the 4700 block of…
Read More ALERT: 75-Year-Old St. Pete Man Missing, Police Seek Help
TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Ronald Carapellucci, 51, Clearwater, to six years in federal prison and Manuel Parrado, 47, St. Petersburg, to two years and six months in federal prison for their participation in a property-sale fraud scheme. Carapellucci and…
Read More 2-Pinellas County Men Sentenced In Timeshare Scam
DADE CITY, Fla. – While COVID-19 has affected the way many do business, Habitat for Humanity of East and Central Pasco County has continued to build and sell affordable homes to families in need of a decent place to live during this time. Using sub-contractors…
Read More Habitat Pasco County Dedicates New Home During Pandemic
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Safety Harbor man for Seduction of a Child Using Internet or Electronic Device. According to detectives, their investigation began after receiving a tip from the National Center of Missing and…
Read More Detectives Arrest Safety Harbor Man, Seduction Of A Child Using the Internet
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol has released some information in a tragic accident that happened in Hernando City, Citrus County on Thursday Afternoon. A 49-year-old woman was backing up in the parking lot at 2211 East Norvell Bryant Highway. Her 1-year-old grandson somehow…
Read More One-Year-Old Ran Over and Killed By Pickup Truck in Citrus County
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Hernando County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking participants for its annual Christmas Cards on the Lawn display scheduled for November 19 through December 30, 2020, at the Hernando County Courthouse located at 20 N. Main Street in Brooksville. Specific rules…
Read More Hernando County Participants Sought for Christmas Card Display
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – Charles W. Thomas, Pinellas County Tax Collector, is pleased to announce his office returned more than $11.2 million in unspent revenue to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and other taxing authorities last month. His office has returned nearly $44.8…
Read More Pinellas County Tax Collector Returns More Than $11.2 Million in Unspent Fees
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. – Long before they moved into their steampunk esthetic café in the heart of Safety Harbor, Thomas and Cindy Bassano had a pay-it-forward philosophy. Upon opening in June 2020, the first item established on their website, besides a shopping cart of delicious…
Read More Bassano Cheesecake Donates 95-Cheesecakes to Mike Alstott Family Foundation for Firefighters
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The Citrus County Schools Food and Nutrition Services Department is providing Citrus County children with seven days’ worth of lunches, snacks, and dinners to help them through the Thanksgiving break. This FREE drive-thru service applies to all children in the county…
Read More Citrus County Offering FREE Meals For Students, Thanksgiving Break
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – An 83-year-old Clearwater man was killed in a vehicle crash Thursday morning around 6:15 this morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 83-year-old man, was traveling westbound on Bolton Avenue, in a pickup truck, at the intersection of US-19. An SUV…
Read More 83-Year-Old Clearwater Man Killed in Pasco County Crash Thursday