Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013

St. Petersburg Tribune

Website: Winter to return in 'Dolphin Tale' sequel

Website: Winter to return in 'Dolphin Tale' sequel

According to the Hollywood Reporter, "Dolphin Tale 2" would involve Winter and her new tankmate Hope, a dolphin calf found in the Indian River Lagoon on the night filming wrapped on the original.
2 hours ago
Hip hop chic making

Hip hop chic making "Molly" a popular drug in the Tampa Bay area

ST. PETERSBURG - Ecstasy became the rave scene's drug of choice a decade or two ago, and now a close cousin named Molly is showing up everywhere, in part fueled by its newfound popularity in the hip-hop culture.
10 hours ago
Clearwater aquarium releases loggerhead turtle

Clearwater aquarium releases loggerhead turtle

When Tina was found stranded on a New Port Richey beach in April of 2012, she was starved, covered in algae and unable to regulate her own blood sugar.
32 mins ago

St. Pete's redistricting causes confusion for candidates

ST. PETERSBURG - Local activist Lorraine Margeson had no thoughts of running for City Council until last week when her new voter registration card revealed that her home now lies within new District 2 boundaries.
13 hours ago
St. Pete men on trial in prostitute's death

St. Pete men on trial in prostitute's death

CLEARWATER - Her ribs were broken when one of the suspects jumped in the air and landed on her as she lay on the floor. The skin on her breast, arm and back was burned off with an iron. Her head was beaten so badly there was not one spot on...
15 hours ago

Florida superintendents question school grades

TAMPA - Students across the state need to get used to tougher grading, but school superintendents say Florida's rigorous new school grading formula skews improving student test scores.
15 hours ago
Car smashes into Clearwater pawn shop

Car smashes into Clearwater pawn shop

A driver suffered minor injuries when he crashed his car into a pawn shop Tuesday afternoon, Clearwater Public Safety officials said.
29 mins ago
California grand jury indicts Safety Harbor man on murder charges

California grand jury indicts Safety Harbor man on murder charges

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California grand jury has indicted a Safety Harbor man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.
18 hours ago
Boat circles in Tampa Bay; men tossed into water

Boat circles in Tampa Bay; men tossed into water

A boat hit a wake, tossing two fishermen into Tampa Bay, then turned in a tight circle without an operator for more than hour Monday afternoon.
20 hours ago

St. Petersburg woman dies while crossing road in Lealman

A St. Petersburg woman was killed Monday night when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing 66th Street North in Lealman.
06/18/13

Trial of St. Pete lawyer on bribery charge begins

TAMPA - No one disputes that St. Petersburg lawyer Vincent C. Rowley gave a bankruptcy trustee an envelope stuffed with cash wrapped inside a newspaper.
06/18/13
TrailBridge's supporters say investors interested

TrailBridge's supporters say investors interested

Ken Cowart's daughter Vivienne had just been born when Cowart and others started trying to save the Friendship TrailBridge from demolition.
06/18/13

St. Pete leaders consider information campaign for the Lens

Critics of St. Petersburg's new pier have lampooned it as a "sidewalk to nowhere," an overpriced piece of public art with barely anywhere to shop, eat, fish or escape from the heat.
06/17/13
Tarpon Springs cross diving teen gets diversion program in rape case

Tarpon Springs cross diving teen gets diversion program in rape case

One of the teens involved in the botched cross-driving event during last year's Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs has entered into a juvenile diversionary program following accusations he raped a 15-year-old girl at a party in April, said his...
06/18/13

Pinellas teens to get summer crash course in law enforcement

ST. PETERSBURG - Students hoping to jump into law enforcement have long been able to shadow police officers across Pinellas County through the year-long Police Explorer Academy.
06/17/13

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