St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman wants another $14 million from ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Rick Kriseman wants Pinellas County to shift another $14 million toward helping St. Petersburg finish the increasingly expensive Pier District. The city has not yet made a formal request to the county, which last year dedicated another $20 million to the then-$46 million project, bringing the current budget to $66 million. Kriseman wants to spend up to $80 million to perfect the Pier, and the mayor has been talking to Pinellas County commissioners and St. Petersburg City C..>> view originalSt. Pete man charged with DUI manslaughter in I-275 crash
St. Pete man charged with DUI manslaughter in I-275 crash 10News Staff , WTSP 9:12 AM. EST December 13, 2016 Firearms were stolen in a burglary at Florida Gun Supply on Tuesday and the Citrus County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for information in the case. WTSP photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Troopers say a St. Petersburg man was under the influence of alcohol in a fatal crash on Interstate 275 Monday night.The crash killed 23-year-old Melissa M. Hutchinson..>> view originalPorch pirate takes packages from St. Pete homes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – St. Petersburg police caught a person Tuesday they say was caught on camera stealing packages from homes on 22nd Avenue SE. On Dec. 6 the suspect took multiple packages from two homes, police said. The St. Petersburg Police Department shared video on Facebook of the brazen porch pirate. The culprit takes three packages, one at a time. “Yes, I did feel violated. I felt angry. But right away, we decided, you know what? We are going to ban together as a community and..>> view originalFAMU band, Jameis Winston tapped for new St. Pete MLK parade
The new organizers of St. Petersburg's Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade have booked the high-stepping Florida A&M University marching band and tapped Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston as grand marshal for the Jan. 16 event. The parade will also follow a new route this year. The only hitch: Winston could be at an away game if the NFL playoff schedule works out a certain way. "I really want the Bucs to keep winning," said Rosita Hubbard, parade organizer and executive secretary of A..>> view originalPoll shows Baker beating Kriseman in St. Pete mayoral race
ST. PETERSBURG — A new poll shows former mayor Rick Baker besting incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman in next year's election. Baker leads Kriseman by a 44-35 percentage point margin of 1,110 registered voters in the city conducted by automated phone calls on Dec. 12. The poll was conducted by St. Pete Polls, and first reported by SaintPetersblog early Tuesday. Of course, Baker, a Republican, hasn't announced his intention to run. Recently, speculation has focused on Baker's possible run for governo..>> view originalPinellas sheriff: Deputies wound Largo man who pointed rifle at ...
LARGO — Deputies shot and wounded a man who threatened them with a rifle outside his home on Monday night, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The incident started when two deputies were sent to 14530 Oliver St. about 9 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office, to check on the welfare of 25-year-old Logan Ullrich. His girlfriend, who lives in Tennessee, said he was expressing suicidal thoughts and might harm himself. Deputies spoke with Ullrich's parents and, through their investig..>> view originalTop things to do in Tampa Bay for Dec. 14
Boley's Jingle Bell Run: Downtown St. Petersburg will be lit up and jingling in this popular non-competitive 5K and 1-mile fun run with live music, glow zones and snow along a candlelit course. Includes T-shirt, jingle bells and glow in the dark swag. 7:30 p.m., North Shore Pool, 901 North Shore Drive NE, St. Petersburg. $25, $20 ages 12 and younger. (727) 821-4819. "Nice List" Party: Tampa Theatre's elves invite you to this party with cookies, cocoa and a screening of Elf, starring Will Ferrel..>> view originalGraham on secretary of state choice Rex Tillerson: Many questions ...
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday issued a lukewarm at best endorsement of President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state choice Rex Tillerson.Graham, who is known in Washington and nationally for his foreign policy perspectives and is a member of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, said that Tillerson, now the ExxonMobil CEO, “is a talented businessman with a great deal of international business experience.”But he raised concerns about Tillerson’s ties to Russia.“I look forwa..>> view originalMan pulled from burning car after crash kills 1, injures 2
The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG — Authorities said bystanders pulled the driver from a burning car after a crash in St. Petersburg that injured one passenger and killed another. Police said a car driven by 39-year-old Tron L. Morgan veered off the road early Tuesday before hitting two palm trees and flipping over and catching fire. A report says bystanders pulled Morgan from the car, then helped arriving police officers push the vehicle so they could get 37-year-old Steed C. G..>> view originalPinellas commissioners fund arts, affordable housing with $7.1 ...
CLEARWATER — It's not often that the Pinellas County Commission gives out $7.1 million that doesn't come from the pockets of taxpayers. But that's exactly what the board did Tuesday. The commission voted unanimously to spend $7.1 million from a settlement of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The awards are one-time payments for 30 projects spread across the county and won't saddle taxpayers with future costs. County Commissioner Ken Welch said the county had to practically beg people to appl..>> view original
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