Monday, October 16, 2017

Police look for driver that hit a bicyclist in St. Petersburg and other top stories.

  • Police look for driver that hit a bicyclist in St. Petersburg

    Police look for driver that hit a bicyclist in St. Petersburg
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit a 23-year-old bicyclist leaving him critically injured. It happened around 8:45 p.m. Saturday night.Connor Bolton was biking eastbound near the 4200 block of 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg. Police say he was going against the flow of traffic eastbound when he was struck head-on by a vehicle.The vehicle stopped for moment, then fled the scene going westbound on 1st Avenue North.Bolton was transported to Bayfront H..
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  • Pinellas deputies, St. Pete Police officer injured in early morning crash

    Pinellas deputies, St. Pete Police officer injured in early morning crash
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A pair of Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies, a St. Petersburg Police officer and an 18-year-old man were injured early Sunday in a three-vehicle crash in St. Petersburg.The incident occurred just before 1 am at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. St. South and 26th Ave. South.According to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office report Deputy Guy Habercom and Deputy Justin Gould with the department’s Violent Crimes Task Force were conducting surveillance in the area, lo..
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  • 'Color St. Pete' message makes future a bit brighter

    'Color St. Pete' message makes future a bit brighter
    Arts Conservatory for Teens continues to create an impact in St. Petersburg through its efforts to infuse education and enrichment through music and art.On Saturday, it completed a public art installation at the Enoch Davis Center aimed at promoting unity. Kids from the nonprofit program joined residents to paint 8-foot letters that spelled out "Color St. Pete."Some may greet this message in these divisive times with cynicism, but we owe it to the next generation to kindle hope. The future's li..
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  • Voters to decide fate of Vinoy parking garage

    ST. PETERSBURG --  As St. Petersburg voters begin to cast their ballots via mail, they will decide if the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club should build a parking garage. Voters to decide fate of Vinoy parking garage  Vinoy Resort and Golf Club looking to build parking garage Garage would alleviate parking problems for guests and public "The land that the parking garage will be built on is land that used to be owned by the city,” Kyle Parks, Spokesman for the Renaissance ..
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  • Fun events for Sunday, October 15th

    Fun events for Sunday, October 15th
    Fun events for Sunday, October 15th Kathryn Bursch has a list WTSP 4:14 PM. EDT October 15, 2017 St. Petersburg, Fl – The Tampa Bay Lightning invite you to a party today. The team’s marking its 25th Anniversary with a celebration at the Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fans will get to meet and take photos with the team’s founder Phil Esposito and some of the original players. The event is free, but you must get a mobile ticket by visiti..
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  • Police: Murder suspect pawned items belonging to victim's mother

    Police: Murder suspect pawned items belonging to victim's mother
    BRADENTON, Fla. - A 31-year-old convicted felon charged in the death of a 17-month-old toddler, pawned items belonging to the deceased child’s mother, according to investigators.David Earl Vickers is facing a variety of charges including aggravated child abuse, 2nd-degree homicide and grand theft. He is currently being held without bond at the Manatee County Jail.A Holmes Beach Police Department report filed in August indicates Vickers sold a stereo and a laptop computer taken from the home of ..
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  • North Korea lawmaker: Need nukes because of US threat

    North Korea lawmaker: Need nukes because of US threat
    A man watches a TV screen showing a file footage of North Korea’s missile launch and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. South Korea’s military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile Friday from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. The signs read “South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile traveled about 3,700 kilometers.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joo..
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  • TENNIS: Motevassel captures Men's 50s Clay Court Championships

    TENNIS: Motevassel captures Men's 50s Clay Court Championships
    He defeats Matthew Litsky in straight sets By Jim BrockmanCorrespondent SARASOTAOren Motevassel faced his toughest challenge of the week Sunday at the USTA National Men’s 50s Clay Court Championships.But Matthew Litsky’s relentless effort was not enough to deter the top seed’s march to the tournament title.Motevassel, a 5-7 southpaw who grew up in Israel, defeated the 5-7 right-hander from St. Petersburg 6-2, 6-4 to capture the crown on the clay at the Sarasota Bath and Racquet Club,..
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  • Magic's Marreese Speights brings instant offense

    Magic's Marreese Speights brings instant offense
    The nickname “Mo Buckets” still fits Marreese Speights.During the early stages of a basketball game, the burly center resembles a heavyweight boxer prior to a prizefight. Speights wraps a white towel behind his neck and tucks it into the back of his Orlando Magic warm-up shirt. The towel stays there until coach Frank Vogel tells Speights to get up off the bench and sub in.Speights heats up in a hurry once he steps onto the court. On Friday night, during the Magic’s preseason finale, he checked ..
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  • Florida couple dies in motorcycle accident

    Florida couple dies in motorcycle accident
    Updated: Oct 16, 2017 - 4:30 AM NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - A Florida couple riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a car. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 50-year-old Steven Gerena and 53-year-old Trudy Gerena were riding on a Harley-Davidson Saturday when they struck the driver's side of a car at a stop sign. The Florida Highway Patrol said the couple failed to negotiate a bend in the road and hit the car. Both d..
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