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ST. PETERSBURG — The American flag flew at half-staff Saturday in front of the Allendale Terrace home of Gary and Marie Stempinski. It was a symbol of the loss of the Stempinskis, whom police found inside the house Friday, dead in a murder-suicide. But it also was a sign of community respect for the couple, known for their work in law enforcement, business, journalism and civic affairs. Gerard Joseph Stempinski, 69, who went by Gary, was a longtime St. Petersburg police officer who went on to a ..>> view originalMan killed in shooting near All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg
Man killed in shooting near All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg The shooting happened Saturday at 12:25 a.m. in the area of 6th Avenue South and 5th Street South. (Neal Greene, viewer) Last Updated: Saturday, April 30, 2016, 12:17 PM ST. PETERSBURG -- St. Petersburg police are investigating an early morning homicide near All Children’s Hospital. Scott Franklin, 41, was shot and killed on his way home Shooting happened near All Children's H..>> view originalMotorcyclist dies in St. Petersburg crash
Motorcyclist dies in St. Petersburg crash Last Updated: Saturday, April 30, 2016, 7:55 AM ST. PETERSBURG -- A motorcyclist died Friday evening after a crash in St. Petersburg, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Mark R. Riendeau, 34, was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle Troopers said Riendeau tried to avoid colliding with a pickup truck He was taken to the hospital where he died Russell Kirchoff, 73, was stopped to yield to oncom..>> view originalMotorist shot, killed in vehicle in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - UPDATE: St. Petersburg Police say they have made an arrest in the shooting death of Scott Franklin. We are awaiting more details on the person arrested and charges.Original story: St. Pete Police are on the look out for a group of people who shot and killed a man early Saturday morning next to All Children’s Hospital. Investigators said Scott Franklin, 41, was stopped at the intersection of 5th Ave. S and 6th St. S when a two or three vehicles pulled up to his vehicle w..>> view originalSt. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman endorses Ben Diamond for ...
The drumbeat of Democratic endorsements for Ben Diamond's state House campaign continued Saturday with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announcing ...>> view originalViral Target video raises consent question
Eric Glasser, WTSP 10:27 PM. EST April 29, 2016 Laws vary from state to state, but legal experts warn anyone armed with a cell phone and a cause these days, that if you're going to secretly record a conversation in Florida, especially the audio, you better know the rules. WTSP photo St. Petersburg, FL -- Have you seen the recent video on social media taken by a St. Petersburg man who walks into a Target store to test the retail chain's new gender-neutral bathroom policy..>> view originalRays beat Blue Jays on Casali's walkoff hit
After the first walkoff hit of his career, Curt Casali had to give credit to the man in the on-deck circle."I definitely realized that Logan Forsythe was on deck," Casali said Saturday night after his single drove in the winning run for the Tampa bay Bay Rays in a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. "I figured if I was in their shoes, I'd want to pitch to me as well."Casali's single off Brett Cecil (0-5) drove in Brad Miller, who led off the inning by beating out a pinch-hit single. After M..>> view originalSt. Pete's $20 million gamble: Growing sea grass for money
ST. PETERSBURG — It's good to be green, especially if it makes the city millions in cash. That's the appeal — and the challenge — of an ambitious environmental project to restore dozens of acres of seagrass just off North Shore Park. The program is not just intended to protect the area from future degradation, but also to sell credits to developers who are destroying seagrass elsewhere. The concept of a "mitigation bank" has been around for decades. It has hung on despite a track record of failu..>> view originalSt. Pete company's sleep mask that offsets early labor wins $50000
A sleep mask that will help at-risk women avoid the onset of premature labor won the $50,000 Cade Museum Prize for Innovation Saturday night. The mask's creator is a St. Petersburg-based company called KynderMed. The company created a device that uses a specific blue light spectrum therapy to control production of the hormone melatonin to suppress contractions, and the technology has been successfully tested and is in a second proof-of-concept human trial, the company's website said.Company ..>> view originalSearch suspended for missing Charlotte boater
U.S. Coast Guard(Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)After 48 hours of searches, the U.S. Coast Guard has decided to suspend the search for a missing boater in Charlotte Harbor.Jim Winkler has been missing since late Thursday after he failed to returned home from a fishing trip.The 62-year-old, his wife told authorities, never fished after 10 p.m.Winkler left the El Jobean boat ramp in the Myakka River at around 2 p.m. on a 20-foot flats boat and never returned, according to U.S. Coast Guard.The coast guard..>> view original
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