ST. PETERSBURG For a few minutes Thursday morning, it was hard to spot Budd Risser's red 4-by-8-foot sign along busy Fourth Street North, just south of 22nd Avenue. ...more

May 23, 2008

Walking on the wrong side of the road in this city might get you stopped by the police. Not using a sidewalk might draw police attention, too. A day after Bradenton police confronted a teenager and accused him of walking on the wrong side of the road, an officer stopped a man early Wednesday, saying he was not using a sidewalk in the 1300 block of 21st Avenue West. ...more

May 22, 2008

It will be almost another 18 months before old-fashioned streetlights illuminate Tarpon and Pinellas avenues. ...more

May 10, 2008

CLEARWATER – The Florida Highway Patrol is on the scene of a serious crash of a bicyclist and vehicle. ...more

May 7, 2008

Reading the headlines and watching TV news about the violent rape of an 18-year-old woman last week in Valrico ripped open decades-old pain for one area woman who said she suffered a similar attack. ...more

May 3, 2008

The family of an 11-year-old girl hit by a deputy's car plans to sue the sheriff's office. ...more

April 18, 2008

A 44-year-old laborer was arrested Friday night on a charge of second-degree murder in the Feb. 11 killing of 44-year-old Donald Kay. ...more

February 16, 2008

Actions by a community resource deputy to solve a safety issue have drawn praise from a community activist. ...more

February 16, 2008

About 50 residents met recently with the city's growth management staff to kick off a pilot project to rethink the neighborhood's urban landscape. ...more

February 13, 2008

Those training to run a marathon have two options here: run endless loops at the high school track or dodge traffic and run along city streets, few of which have sidewalks. ...more

February 10, 2008