Police: 68-year-old woman from St. Petersburg missing and other top stories.

• Police: 68-year-old woman from St. Petersburg missing

  

  UPDATE:  Cecile Bruce has been located and returned to her nursing home.  She was located around 8:30pm Saturday night near her old house in St. Petersburg.   Original Story:   The St. Petersburg Police Department is currently searching for a missing person.   At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Cecile Bruce, 68, walked away from the Shore Acres Nursing Home at 4500 Indianapolis Street Northeast, according to police.   She was last seen wearing dark blue jogging pants and carrying a teal a..

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• St. Petersburg pulls the plug on puppy mill pet sales

  

  Flickr user Daniel Stockman St. Petersburg was named the most pet-friendly city in America last week by the site Zumper, a sentiment city officials demonstrated Thursday, when City Council unanimously voted to pass an ordinance banning the sale of dogs and cats that are bred en masse in cruel conditions in "puppy mills."The proposed ordinance called for banning “the retail sale of dogs or cats by pet stores unless such dogs or cats are sourced from a rescue or humane organiz..

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• Trailer full of props stolen from St. Pete dance studio

  

  The owner of A & G Dance Academy in St. Petersburg noticed the trailer missing from behind the studio when she and her dancers returned from a national competition. Many of the props were hand-made by the dancers and their families. (Amy Mariani, staff)

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• Fiery night for Rowdies ends in 2-2 draw against New York Cosmos

  

  Fiery night for Rowdies ends in 2-2 draw against New York Cosmos Nico Castillo, Rowdies , WTSP 10:56 PM. EST July 23, 2016 Fiery night for Rowdies ends in 2-2 draw against New York Cosmos (Photo: Nico Castillo, Rowdies) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 23, 2016) -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies and New York Cosmos shared the points Saturday night with a wild 2-2 draw at Al Lang Stadium.After a scoreless first half, the Cosmos took a 2-0 lead to the 84th minute, but a pair of late..

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• Special Weather Statement

  

  Special Weather Statement WTSP 12:56 PM. EST July 23, 2016 FLZ050-231815- PINELLAS- 150 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY... AT 150 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PINELLAS PARK. THE STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LARGO...PINELLAS PARK...SEMINOLE...ST. PETERSBURG... SOUTH HIGHPOINT...RIDGECREST...FEATHER SOUND...HARBOR BLUFFS... WEST A..

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• Pinellas first responders train with new, smaller diving packs

  

  Pinellas first responders train with new, smaller diving packs By Melissa Eichman, Anchor/Reporter Last Updated: Saturday, July 23, 2016, 9:47 AM ST. PETERSBURG --  First responders across Pinellas County can now respond to water rescues faster, thanks to local departments using rapid response dive packs. Dive Packs condense amount of equipment divers use Condensed equipment less cumbersome in the water Previous packs also took more time to prepare "..

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