Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ... and other top stories.

  • Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ...

    Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ...
    ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas County's 911 system went down about 10 a.m. Wednesday, but the call load was quickly transferred to the St. Petersburg Police Department so emergency callers were not affected, a county spokeswoman said. "People at this point, if they dial 911, someone is going to answer," Pinellas spokeswoman Mary Burrell said about 11 a.m. By 3:30 p.m., service had been restored. The interruption occurred during a software upgrade to the 911 system, Burrell said. A few county workers..
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  • Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ...

    Pinellas County 911 calls rerouted to St. Petersburg Police ...
    ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas County's 911 system went down about 10 a.m. Wednesday, but the call load was quickly transferred to the St. Petersburg Police Department so emergency callers were not affected, a county spokeswoman said. "People at this point, if they dial 911, someone is going to answer," Pinellas spokeswoman Mary Burrell said about 11 a.m. By 3:30 p.m., service had been restored. The interruption occurred during a software upgrade to the 911 system, Burrell said. A few county workers..
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  • Tall Ship Lynx opens up to the public in St. Petersburg Saturday

    Tall Ship Lynx opens up to the public in St. Petersburg Saturday
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  • Mutemath drummer Darren King talks stage tricks for St. Petersburg ...

    Mutemath drummer Darren King talks stage tricks for St. Petersburg ...
    Mutemath drummer Darren King is tinkering with his latest ambitious invention: the high-five drum solo. "I've got these gloves, and the gloves have drum triggers in them," he said, calling from a tour rehearsal in Nashville. "So for a few people in the front row, they put the gloves on, and then I've got these really nasty sounds, real mean, aggressive drum sounds that I do a little solo with." It's the latest stage trick for a guy who always brings a bag full. Since forming in New Orleans in 20..
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  • Boys basketball: St. Petersburg 79, Bloomingdale 55

    VALRICO — Darius Banks launched a 3-pointer from the left side, watched the ball rattle home and follow through longer than usual with 3:48 left. It was the exclamation mark on a statement game for St. Petersburg, which advanced to its fifth consecutive region final Tuesday with a 79-55 Class 7A victory against Bloomingdale. The Green Devils (24-6), winners of their past 10 games, host Lakewood Ranch on Friday. They're looking for their third state berth since 2012. Bloomingdale (20-6) had the h..
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  • Patents for University of Central Florida Research Foundation and ...

    Utility PatentsA utility patent protects how something works and what it does. Central Florida inventors who have recently received utility patents include: Mike Barnes, Dunellon; Timothy Lawrence, Long Beach, Calif.; Greg Shepherd, Fruitland Park; Mathieu Julien Jean Emile Zastawny, Jersey City, N.J.; and Thomas Jason Dooley, Hoboken, N.J. Short wavelength visible light-emitting toothbrush with an electronic signal interlock control. Assigned to Oralucent LLC, Long Beach, Calif. (US 9,198,502)..
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  • Exclusive look inside the newest banking 'store' in St. Pete

    Exclusive look inside the newest banking 'store' in St. Pete
    That's why TD Bank has invested in its new banking “store” at 3900 4th St. N in St. Petersburg, said Mike Nursey, Florida market president. It's a high-profile ...
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  • Ex-Tennessee Player Accused of Enticing Teen for Sex in St. Pete

    Ex-Tennessee Player Accused of Enticing Teen for Sex in St. Pete
    By: Associated PressFebruary 17, 2016 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a former University of Tennessee football player is accused of trying to entice a 14-year-old girl for sex in Florida. Pinellas County Sheriff's officials said in a release Wednesday that 23-year-old Mackenzie "Mack" Crowder was arrested Tuesday night near St. Petersburg. Investigators say Crowder engaged in an online conversation with someone he thought was a teenage girl beginning Jan. 21. They say he sent four..
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  • 5 things to do under $5 Feb. 18-24: Free DNCE concert, salute to ...

    5 things to do under $5 Feb. 18-24: Free DNCE concert, salute to ...
    1 DNCE: A free show with a Jonas brother? Sweet as cake. Joe Jonas and DNCE did a killer job rocking through Born to Hand Jive during Fox's Grease Live. But would anyone have opposed them performing their own big hit Cake by the Ocean instead? The ex-JoBro's exuberant ode to living dangerously has been inching toward the Top 10, with DNCE's goofy, go-for-broke performances charming the pants off any crowd. On Saturday, that could include you — if you're willing to brave a crowd. DNCE is headli..
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  • Revamped Rays expect to be better offensively in 2016

    Revamped Rays expect to be better offensively in 2016
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays spent much of the offseason revamping an anemic offense that undermined the club’s chances of making the playoffs the past two seasons. Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison, Hank Conger, Steve Pearce and Brad Miller all are capable of adding some thump to a lineup that has struggled to score runs, and second-year manager Kevin Cash will spend spring training trying to determine how all the new bats fit best. The Rays thrive on making use of the entire r..
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  • House Speaker Paul Ryan drops by Sembler's pad — with an FHP ...

    House Speaker Paul Ryan drops by Sembler's pad — with an FHP ...
    U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday visited a St. Petersburg house, or condo tower rather, causing plenty of gawking downtown at the bevy of limousines and security provided by Florida Highway Patrol and the St. Petersburg Police Department. Top GOP fundraiser Mel Sembler and his wife Betty live in the penthouse of Ovation tower at 180 Beach Dr. NE, where the vehicles were parked. The Wisconsin Republican was in St. Pete for a couple of fundraising events that will support Team Ryan, his n..
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Tow truck driver killed on Howard Frankland Bridge had pulled over ... .4-year-old boy finds gun in St. Petersburg, fires shot .
Vinci beats Bencic to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy .After Flint, St. Petersburg mulls more tests for lead in water supply .

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