Suspect dead in deputy?involved shooting in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG — A deputy-involved shooting overnight has left one man dead in south St. Petersburg, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. Alton Fitzgerald Witchard, 37, was identified at an afternoon news conference by Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri as the deceased. A second man, the driver, was identified as Cory Williams, 31. Witchard and Williams were first spotted around 3:10 a.m. around 22nd Avenue S and 16th Street S by the joint Pinellas and St. Petersburg auto theft task force, Gua..>> view originalOne person dead, 1 in custody after deputy involved shooting in ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - Pinellas County sheriff's officials are investigating a deputy involved shooting in south St. Pete.One person is dead, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualteri said. The incident began about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.Pinellas County sheriff's deputies and St. Petersburg police officers tried to make a traffic stop of a Ford van being driven erratically, Gualteri said. The vehicle was on a hot list for stolen vehicles.Now it appears the vehicle was not stolen, but it did have the wron..>> view originalIt'll cost, but now you can park for longer in St. Petersburg
Longer on-street parking and resident discounts will be allowed under changes to St. Petersburg’s mobile payment parking. Residents and business owners have long complained about the lack of long-term street parking in the downtown area with two- to three-hour limits for most spaces. Under the new plan, residents can pay a premium for spending up to six hours in a space.>> view originalSt. Pete Pier poised to survive doomsday sea level rise scenario
A World Bank study ranks the region among the 10 most threatened by rising sea levels. A bipartisan report in 2014 declared that in addition to more frequent hurricanes, higher temperatures will likely cause up to 45 additional deaths per 100,000 people each year in Tampa Bay."Between $15 billion and $23 billion of existing (Florida) property will likely to be under water by 2050," according to the 2014 report.But take heart, Tampa Bay. All is not lost, or at least not the $46 million pier that..>> view originalThis Saturday in live music: Iron Reagan, set and setting, Beebs and ...
Iron Reagan The first Saturday in May is a nice and busy one, at least as far as concerts go. Check out the breakdown for May 7 below...Iron Reagan with Necrid, American Party Machine A hardcore supergroup of sorts, Richmond quintet Iron Reagan p encompasses current and former members of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse and Darkest Hour (vocalist Tony Foresta, guitarist Phil Hall and drummer Ryan Parrish). Their sound is just as punk-fast, pithy and brutally ferocious as..>> view originalTampa brewery creates signature beers for rock bands
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One afternoon last August, on a day off from touring with their band Rebelution, drummer Wesley Finley and keyboardist Rory Carey stopped by Tampa's Cigar City Brewing for some drinks.This was no ordinary tasting. Cigar City owner Joey Redner and his brewers were on hand, as were Kevin Lilly and Tony Casoria from Tampa's Rock Brothers Brewing. They were there to help brew the reggae-rock band its very own signature beer.On the table were an array of brews in cups, bo..>> view originalMatthews scores twice as US beats Belarus 6-3 at worlds
Auston Matthews scored his first two goals for the United States in a rough-and-tumble 6-3 win over Belarus at the world ice hockey championship on Saturday.Coming off a 5-1 loss to Canada in the opening game on Friday, the U.S. showcased its young talent, leading 5-1 at one point.In addition to the two goals from the 18-year-old Matthews, who is widely predicted to be the No. 1 NHL draft pick, three more U.S. goals were scored by players aged 20 or younger."We were just hungrier tonight," Matt..>> view originalTrauma survivor shows off physical feats in Vinoy Park to chase ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Chad Marsh wraps a wooden bracelet of Catholic saints in his callused hands. One at a time, he holds each saint between his thumb and index finger and whispers a short prayer. After the 12th, he kisses the bracelet, crosses himself and places it on the post of a pull-up bar in Vinoy Park. Marsh, who is 35, grips the bar, swings into a handstand and holds it. A construction worker pauses to watch. So does a pudgy, middle-aged white man in white shorts, white sneakers and a white ..>> view originalCSKA closes in on Russian title with win over Terek
CSKA Moscow closed in on the Russian Premier League title by beating Terek Grozny 1-0 while Zenit St. Petersburg kept up its chance for a Champions League spot on Saturday.Midfielder Pontus Wernbloom headed in the only goal at the far post off a free kick from Alan Dzagoev in the 18th minute.The goal was a measure of redemption for Wernbloom, who missed the target from close range with a header 10 minutes before.CSKA dominated and missed a higher score only because of Terek goalkeeper Yevgeny G..>> view originalDade City Police looking for dangerous shooter
Dade City Police looking for dangerous shooter WTSP 8:43 PM. EST May 06, 2016 28-year-old Benanthony Miller [previous mugshot] DADE CITY, Fla. -- On Friday evening just before 5:00, the Dade City Police Department responded to 14801 12th St. in reference to a shooting. Once on scene, an officer located an African-American male on the ground in front of the residence.Officers found that the victim had received multiple gunshots to the lower abdomen. The victim has b..>> view original
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