Football: St. Petersburg 42, Boca Ciega 16
ST. PETERSBURG — After the first quarter of Monday night’s game between Boca Ciega and St. Petersburg, the Pirates ran 20 plays on offense to just four for the Green Devils. And St. Petersburg still led by 11 points. That’s because Boca Ciega gave up two kickoff returns and could only get a field goal out of its 15-play drive. That ended up being the story of the game, as the Green Devils pulled away in the second half for a 42-16 win. Not only did it score on two kickoff returns, but St. Peter..>> view originalSt. Pete woman witnessed Las Vegas shooting from floor above ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Forbes Riley was in Las Vegas attending a party with friends from the popular TV program Shark Tank, looking down from a top floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, when something didn’t look right at the concert going on below. Riley says the party was just 10 floors above the shooter and the view she had from the hotel window was essentially the same view the shooter had. “What’s going on?” Riley can be heard saying in a video she posted to social media. “There is no o..>> view originalPolitical rookie, 21, vies for St. Pete City Council
ST. PETERSBURG — Jerick Johnston, a 21-year-old business major at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, is the rookie candidate in this year's City Council elections. He is challenging City Council chair Darden Rice for the District 4 seat in his first bid for political office. He is also the CEO and president of his own company, Johnston Consulting.Johnston shared some of his thoughts on issues facing the city in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: • In regards to the sewage crisis, he s..>> view originalLone wolf attacks keep St. Petersburg Police Chief up at night
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Pulse night club: 49 people partying killed. Virginia Tech: 27 students, five teachers gunned down. Sandy Hook elementary school: 20 children, six adults shot to death. Until Sunday, these were the three deadliest mass shootings in American history. All victims were innocent. All were soft targets. And there are plenty of them. “Every Friday night there’s a high school football game, there’s little league football games, there’s the holidays are right around the c..>> view originalHow Tampa Bay's concert industry is reacting to the Vegas shootings
In Tampa, you can drive to the roof of a parking garage and look down on Curtis Hixon Park. In St. Petersburg, two condominium towers loom over Vinoy Park, giving those inside wide-angle sightlines of tens of thousands of concertgoers. A day after a gunman rained bullets from a hotel window on fans at a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing at least 58 and wounding more than 500 — the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history — those who plan and run similar outdoor events found them..>> view originalCharged with burglary and domestic battery, SPC provost faces firing
On Sept. 1, the leader of St. Petersburg College's Tarpon Springs campus was arrested, accused of forcing his way into the home of a woman he had dated and choking her. But college officials say it wasn't until Sept. 18 that Marvin Bright told them about his arrest. His boss has asked for his firing, citing misconduct for "not being truthful and forthcoming." Bright's attorney disputes that timeline, saying that his client tried several times to meet with SPC President Tonjua Williams to no avai..>> view originalTom Foley leaves bench coach job to kick off Rays' offseason
ST. PETERSBURG — Their season of 80-win disappointment just completed, the Rays officially embarked Monday on what looks to be an offseason of considerable change. Following a morning wrapup media session devoid of any news, word leaked of the first major move, with Tom Foley leaving his bench coach position by mutual decision and taking another role with the team. Who replaces Foley, a Rays coach since 2002, as the top assistant to manager Kevin Cash and what other changes may be made to his st..>> view originalThe two Ricks remain in a dead heat, according to new poll
A new poll released Tuesday ---the day that mail ballots go out for St. Petersburg’s municipal election--- shows little change in a an extremely close mayor’s race. St. Pete Polls released the survey of 1,021 registered voters conducted by automated calls on Oct. 2, hours after the poll had been completed. The results show Mayor Rick Kriseman, who won the Aug. 29 primary by 70 votes, still in a dead heat with former mayor Rick Baker. Baker leads 46 percent to 45.3 percent, well within the poll’..>> view originalI'm afraid 'we will lose a little momentum'
By Timothy Fanning Twice in his 13 years at USF St. Petersburg, V. Mark Durand has held key administrative posts as the university grew in size and stature. Now the prominent professor fears the controversy surrounding the abrupt dismissal of Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska on Sept. 18 may smudge USF St. Petersburg’s image and blunt its momentum. Wisniewska was ousted by USF system President Judy Genshaft for the way she handled Hurricane Irma, including her decision to leave town – witho..>> view originalOne dead in fatal Clearwater crash with another injured
CLEARWATER — Authorities have released more details from the fatal crash near Drew Street and Duncan Avenue Monday morning that left one person dead and another critically injured. Clearwater police said 52-year-old Felicia Cunningham of Largo was killed in the crash. Elizabeth Rivera, 34, of Clearwater was critically injured and was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. According to the preliminary investigation, two cars were traveling east on Drew Street around 6:33 a.m. when they col..>> view original
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