Four people have been arrested after Pinellas County sheriff's detectives busted two Clearwater-area growhouses overnight, detectives say. ...more

February 28, 2009

On Sept. 30, 2004, Debra Graziano asked for a restraining order against her husband Edward, accusing him of putting a carving knife to her throat. ...more

February 28, 2009

On Sept. 30, 2004, Debra Graziano asked for a restraining order against her husband Edward, accusing him of putting a carving knife to her throat and threatening to slash her carotid artery, according to court documents. ...more

February 27, 2009

The tragic saga of the Graziano family took a turn toward the surreal Thursday. ...more

February 27, 2009

Edward Graziano, the father of John Graziano who was injured in a car crash with Nick Bollea in August 2007, has been charged with trying to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife. ...more

February 26, 2009

Two Pinellas County sheriff's deputies were given hefty suspensions after a video camera in a squad car showed they misrepresented their actions in separate reports on the same traffic stop, according to sheriff's memoranda released this morning. ...more

February 26, 2009

A Pinellas sheriff's deputy has been suspended for eight hours after he continued chasing a vehicle, even though a supervisor had cancelled the pursuit, according to Pinellas County Sheriff's Office memo released this morning. ...more

February 26, 2009

A motorcyclist who was killed this morning in Pinellas Park has been identified as Ronald Kilman, 53, of St. Petersburg, police said. At 12:42 a.m. today, Kilman was riding his 2005 Honda motorcycle south on Belcher Road when the motorcycle collided with a Chevrolet Malibu at Park Boulevard, police said. Kilman had the green light, Pinellas Park police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

A spokesman for the state fire marshal's office in Tampa today confirmed that the source of the explosion that destroyed a home at 1524 Michigan Blvd. in Dunedin on Feb. 11 was a 33-pound industrial propane canister commonly used to fuel forklifts. ...more

February 24, 2009

Investigators have determined that a house that exploded in Dunedin on Feb. 11 did so because of propane gas, but they are still at a loss as to how the gas was ignited, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Monday. ...more

February 24, 2009