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Motorcyclist arrested after topping 140 mph in chase on Gandy Bridge
TAMPA, Fla. - A motorcyclist was arrested over the weekend after authorities say he drove over 140 mph during a high-speed chase on the Gandy Bridge. According to his affidavit, Joseph Lee Strain, 24, of Tampa, was driving east on the Gandy Bridge in Pinellas County just past 1 a.m. on Sunday when Florida Highway Patrol troopers tried to pull him over.
Around Town: Seminole news briefs
SEMINOLE — Florida State Rep. Berny Jacques recently joined with the local Optimists Club group for breakfast at the Clear Sky On Park restaurant as guest speaker. Jacques, a Republican, said that among recent accomplishments he has sponsored or supported Florida laws keeping guns out of children’s hands; guiding interested school children into well-paying manufacturing industry jobs; and securing infrastructure funds for Pinellas County. He is running for reelection for District 59, which encompasses Seminole, Largo and Belleair.
Gov. DeSantis cancels news conference in Clearwater due to weather
Due to severe weather in Northern Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis had to cancel a news conference in Clearwater. The news conference was scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Attorney General Ashley Moody was scheduled to join DeSantis at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. If and when the conference is...
Local couple to host boat parade to support RFK
TAMPA, Fla. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third-party candidate. Some believe that he could pull in voters from both sides of the aisle, some say, with a local couple working to support him with a boat parade. Dr. Joshua Scacco is the director of Sustainable...
How a temp worker’s overnight stay at Pinellas waste facility ended in arrest
A temp worker stayed overnight at a Pinellas County waste facility and was found the next morning driving a company truck recklessly around the property after he stole a key from a manager’s office, according to arrest reports filed by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The man also...
Bay Pines VA program tailored toward health needs of women veterans
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Kathy Opel remembers how excited she was to join the Air Force back in 1980. "I love my country. I couldn't wait to serve. When I first got to my first job, I was not only the only female but the first female at this first assignment, so I had to almost kind of prove myself," said Opel.
Officials: Man jumped into water to help wife before nearly drowning in Clearwater
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A man was attempting to save his wife when he nearly drowned Tuesday afternoon, Clearwater police said. Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a water rescue call at 3:49 p.m. behind Continental Towers on Gulfview Boulevard. In an update, officials said a woman was...
Police arrest man accused in Pinellas Park hit-and-run that left 1 man critically injured
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The suspected driver involved in a Pinellas Park hit-and-run crash that left a man seriously injured has been arrested, police say. The crash happened around 4 a.m. Thursday, May 9 in the area of 66th Street near 94th Avenue, where Pinellas Park Police say they found 46-year-old Dominick Venose lying in the roadway.
DeSantis cancels Clearwater news conference due to weather
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis has canceled a planned news conference in Clearwater Wednesday because of the weather. The event at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium was scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. DeSantis was going to be joined by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. [EXCLUSIVE: Become a...
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