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Two-alarm fire at Pinellas warehouse
Firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out this afternoon in a Pinellas Park warehouse, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. The chemical fire at 5260 113th Ave. E started just after 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported....
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Pinellas likely to suspend exam exemption policy due to swine flu
Pinellas high school principals today asked superintendent Julie Janssen to recommend a temporary suspension of the district?s exam exemption policy due to concerns about swine flu. Rather than allowing students with A or B averages and good attendance to opt...
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Breaking News has a new home
All the latest Breaking News has a new home at tampabay.com. Clicking on this link will take you to the new page. Once there, you'll want to create a new bookmark for the new page. At the new page, click...
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Brandon man charged with running motorist off the road
BRANDON -- A Brandon man forced a woman he knows off the road after an argument this morning, according to Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies. Deputies arrested Jimmie Lee England, 43, of 207 Bryan Road, and booked him into the county...
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Two men charged in Tampa armed robbery
TAMPA -- Police have charged two Tampa men with using a pistol to rob a Metro PCS telephone store Friday afternoon. Melvin McQuay, 21, and Byron Jamal Brown, 22, were arrested Saturday night and were each booked in to the...
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West Tampa house fire called suspicious
TAMPA ? Authorities say a fire that damaged a vacant home in West Tampa Saturday night is suspicious. A passer-by called firefighters to the 3300 block of W Spruce Street at 9:19 p.m. They arrived within four minutes to find...
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Clearwater man arrested, accused of March bank robbery
LARGO - Police have arrested a Clearwater man they say robbed a Belleair Bluffs bank in March. Detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office took Anthony Leon Monroe, 30, of 1105 Blanche Littlejohn Trail, into custody at about 3 a.m....
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Nighttime swim nearly costs man his life
REDINGTON BEACH-- Joseph Foley went for a swim at about 3:30 a.m. this morning. It nearly cost him his life. After treading water for nearly five hours, the Coast Guard rescued Foley about 300 yards west of where he entered...
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No parking near Tarpon Turtle ? for real
Parking near the Tarpon Turtle bar and restaurant could earn you a ticket. A real one. The Tarpon Springs Police Department removed 22 unauthorized "no parking" signs Friday and replaced them with legitimate markers in hopes of ending a firestorm...
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Infant's death in Clearwater appears accidental, police say
CLEARWATER ? The infant son of a couple in the area to visit relatives died this morning after being transported to a local hospital when he stopped breathing. David Donnahue Gibson III was exactly 1 month old. Detectives say the...
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Authorities investigating fatal crash in Seminole
SEMINOLE -- The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident involving a motorcycle. The crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. at Starkey Road and 109th Avenue N. Emergency officials said a second crash occurred when a vehicle hit an...
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Illegal gambling business shut down in Tarpon Springs
TARPON SPRINGS ? Pinellas County sheriff?s detectives raided an illegal Internet gambling business this afternoon, seizing 41 personal computers, a laptop, a shuttle bus and $1,500 in cash. The raid wrapped up an eight-month investigation that began in October 2008...
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Homeless man charged with lewd and lascivious behavior
DUNEDIN ? A homeless man was arrested today, accused of masturbating on the roof of the Pink Panther Nightclub and Showbar, according to a police report. Bryan Treloar, 42, (at left) was arrested by a Pinellas County sheriff?s deputy on...
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Deputies: Taking door from foreclosed home is still a crime
ZEPHYRHILLS -- Gary Thomas, 53, told Pasco sheriff?s deputies he didn?t believe he was doing anything wrong, according to an arrest report. His neighbor?s home was under foreclosure, the report said, and Thomas wanted a new aluminum screen door. So...
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Zephyrhills man accused of breaking baby's arm
ZEPHYRHILLS -- A 19-year-old laborer was charged with child abuse after Zephyrhills police officials say he broke the arm of a 6-month-old boy. On May 19, William Kyle Parks (pictured), of 6020 14th St., twisted the baby?s wrist, fracturing the...
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Northbound lanes of U.S. 19 open at Curlew Road again
View Larger Map PALM HARBOR -- The two outside northbound lanes of U.S. 19 north have reopened after being blocked by a car accident as of 6:30 a.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol. One minor injury was reported. *
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Disabled vehicle cleared at southbound U.S. 19 and 126th Avenue in Clearwater
View Larger Map CLEARWATER -- A disabled vehicle has been removed from the left southbound lane of U.S. 19 at 126th Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. *
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Georgia fugitive arrested after Largo home invasion
LARGO -- A Largo man wanted in Georgia was arrested Tuesday and accused of breaking into an apartment and pistol-whipping a man, Largo police said. Dwight E. Green, 20, (left) was charged with home invasion robbery in the April 29...
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Hudson man accused of shaking baby: 'I was too rough,' report says
HUDSON -- A 2-month-old girl was taken to the hospital May 25 for vomiting. Doctors there noticed blood spots on her brain and sent her to All Children?s Hospital in St. Petersburg. There, she was diagnosed with neurological damage and...
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Hillsborough auditor will no longer do audits
Hillsborough County will now have an internal performance auditor who does no audits. County commissioners voted unanimously today to have the clerk of the circuit court hire private consulting firms to do performance audits for the county. The clerk already...
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