Police investigating the stabbing death of the father of a former U.S. Olympian said Sunday the suspect was distraught over family problems. Chinese authorities unsettled by the attack during the Beijing Olympics tightened security at tourist spots around the city. ...more

August 10, 2008

A 17-year-old was shot early this morning as he tried to run away from two masked men trying to rob him and another teen, Clearwater police say. ...more

August 5, 2008

A 6-year-old boy was bitten today in the shoulder and head by a dog his family recently adopted, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 3, 2008

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred about 4 p.m. today near 28th Street and 40th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. ...more

August 1, 2008

Six blocks after a St. Petersburg police officer tried to pull it over for a traffic violation early Friday, a Jeep Cherokee ran a red light and crashed into a pickup, critically injuring the passenger in the truck, police said. ...more

July 26, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – An early morning wreck left one person in the hospital, led to the arrest of two others, and closed a busy intersection. ...more

July 25, 2008

A father and his two sons were sitting in the back yard of a relative's home today at about midnight when a masked gunman emerged from an alley and shot the trio in the legs, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

July 18, 2008