Thursday, March 16, 2017

SWAT standoff sparked by donut fight ends with deputy shot, sex ... and other top stories.

  • SWAT standoff sparked by donut fight ends with deputy shot, sex ...

    SWAT standoff sparked by donut fight ends with deputy shot, sex ...
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A SWAT standoff in unincorporated Pinellas County has ended with a deputy shot and a sex offender dead.Pinellas County deputies responded to a home located in the 5100 block of 80 Way N. on Wednesday morning.Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Susan DiFabbio called police Wednesday morning after an argument with her son, 24-year-old Jeffrey Falsey."What triggered it this morning was Falsey wanted his mom to go get donuts and she wouldn't do that," said Gualtieri.DiFabbio called po..
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  • Former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker fields Rowdies stadium questions

    Former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker fields Rowdies stadium questions
    ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies took the team's quest for a long-term lease agreement at Al Lang Stadium to neighborhood leaders Wednesday. The team's campaign in preparation for a May 2 citywide vote included a video, flyers and refrigerator magnets to help woo the small crowd at the Council of Neighborhood Associations' (CONA) monthly meeting. The team's goal is to convince St. Petersburg voters to let the city negotiate a lease of up to 25 years for the waterfront stadium, which Rowdie..
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  • Remains of missing St. Petersburg World War II fighter pilot returning ...

    Remains of missing St. Petersburg World War II fighter pilot returning ...
    On the morning of June 6, 1944, as history was being made off the coast of Normandy, Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. John Donald Mumford was flying his P-51 Mustang fighter through the skies over Romania. He was escorting a squadron of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers to an air raid on a German airfield. The mission was successful. But after the raid, German ground control radioed to its fighters: "Contact the enemy. Close in on the enemy." In minutes, Mumford, 22, of St. Petersburg found himself attacked b..
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  • $85 million St. Pete Police headquarters to break ground next month

    $85 million St. Pete Police headquarters to break ground next month
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  • New downtown St. Pete on-ramp expected to be a boon for ...

    New downtown St. Pete on-ramp expected to be a boon for ...
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  • Jury deliberating in third trial of Oscar Fowler, accused of shooting St ...

    Jury deliberating in third trial of Oscar Fowler, accused of shooting St ...
    For a third time in two years, the case of Oscar Fowler was presented to a jury. His first trial over the slaying of Naykee Bostic, shot 25 times in St. Petersburg's Old Southeast neighborhood, ended in a hung jury. Last month, a judge declared a mistrial. After a third trial spanning nearly two weeks, Fowler's fate is once again in the hands of a jury that began deliberations Wednesday afternoon. If convicted of first-degree murder, Fowler, 41, faces life in prison. Throughout the trial, prosec..
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  • Public can learn more at 6 tonight about state order forcing St ...

    Public can learn more at 6 tonight about state order forcing St ...
    ST. PETERSBURG — The city is repairing its sewer system after last year's hurricanes overwhelmed the antiquated system and caused tens of millions of gallons of sewage to flow into streets, waterways and especially the Tampa Bay. But St. Petersburg must also fix its problems under the watchful eye of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The state is planning to fine the city $820,000 in civil penalties and has drafted a 12-page order outlining everything the city needs to do to fi..
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  • Coast Guard IDs two boaters missing in waters off Pass-A-Grille ...

    Coast Guard IDs two boaters missing in waters off Pass-A-Grille ...
    ST. PETE BEACH — It was supposed to be a spring break cruise along the Gulf of Mexico for 15 international students visiting Florida. But the waters were so rough Tuesday that the boat they chartered didn't get that far. After leaving Maximo Marina, the choppy surf forced captain Todd Davis to anchor the Jaguar, a 71-foot Sea Ray boat, before it could make it past Shell Key. The students, all from China, asked if they could jump into the water. What happened next sparked a massive search-and-res..
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  • Two remain missing in Gulf of Mexico waters near St. Petersburg

    Two remain missing in Gulf of Mexico waters near St. Petersburg
    But 24 hours later crews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Station St. Petersburg and marine units from the sheriff's office had not turned up the two.
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  • St. Pete man accused of murdering 7-week-old; abuse was to ...

    St. Pete man accused of murdering 7-week-old; abuse was to ...
    The father of a 7-week-old girl told police he pinched her cheeks and squeezed her ribs to make her “tough.” Instead, the St. Petersburg infant died in September ...
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