A Clearwater police officer received an employee notice after her gun discharged in April as she was entering a hotel room where authorities believed a woman might be in distress, according to Clearwater police. The officer, Keisha Bradley, 35, was also ordered to undergo remedial training, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman. ...more

July 25, 2008

The woman who drowned Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico was a Norwegian tourist who was overtaken by a wave as her children watched from the beach, Clearwater police said. The woman was identified as Alicja I. Dyga, 51, said Clearwater public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts. ...more

July 24, 2008

A nicely-dressed man robbed a Blockbuster video store on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard this morning handcuffing the manager before breaking into a safe, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday on charges he molested a girl over a four-year period, police said. ...more

July 15, 2008

Faced with a shaky economy and under pressure to make deep cuts, Budget Director George Zoettlein on Monday unveiled a proposed 2009 budget that keeps intact the county's 5.43 millage rate. ...more

July 15, 2008

Mill levy unchanged at 5.43 ...more

July 15, 2008

CLEARWATER - A man was found shot to death this morning outside a house at 913 Engman St., police said. ...more

July 14, 2008

Twenty-five Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are to lose their jobs as of Aug. 8, but all they have to do to land a job elsewhere is look across Tampa Bay. ...more

July 11, 2008

LARGO - Twenty-five Pinellas sheriff's deputies are to lose their jobs as of Aug. 8, but all they have to do to land a job elsewhere is look across Tampa Bay. ...more

July 10, 2008

Nearly 500 people have been evacuated from the Pinellas County Courthouse in Clearwater because of a bomb threat, authorities said. ...more

July 7, 2008