6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (346+ words) A 36-year-old Clearwater man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with the theft of a guitar and several electric bicycles in Pinellas County. Gavin James Clous was arrested on September 10, 2026, on charges including burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (222+ words) A four-vehicle crash on southbound I-275 Thursday morning left one driver seriously injured and closed the interstate for more than two hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 11:10 a.m. on September 10, 2026, as a Toyota Tundra was traveling…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (447+ words) A bail bondsman was shot, and two Pasco Sheriff’s deputies suffered minor shrapnel injuries during an incident at The Enclave apartments in Wesley Chapel early Thursday, September 10, 2026. The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (121+ words) ST. PETERSBURG — More than 80 first responders were called to St. Petersburg Catholic High School Tuesday afternoon after a structure fire escalated to three alarms. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue crews responded to the school at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (329+ words) AAA has activated its Tow to Go program for Labor Day weekend, providing impaired drivers with a free and confidential way to get themselves and their vehicles home safely. The service is available from 6 p.m. Friday, September 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2026. It…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (188+ words) St. Petersburg police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck two pedestrians Friday night and fled the scene. The crash occurred at approximately 10:55 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 49th Street North and 40th Avenue North. According to police, a…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (171+ words) The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and several local law enforcement agencies will conduct a county-wide DUI Wolf Pack operation Saturday night into Sunday morning in an effort to identify and arrest impaired drivers. The operation will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (235+ words) We’re excited to announce the release of the new IONTB Public Safety Radio app, now approved and available on the App Store. The Android version is complete and currently awaiting final approval from Google Play. We built the new scanner…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1005+ words) Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Wednesday defended law enforcement’s use of automated license plate recognition technology, saying the systems are an important crime-fighting tool while acknowledging that safeguards are needed to prevent improper access and misuse. The Pinellas County…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (78+ words) A tractor-trailer transporting Tesla vehicle batteries crashed on southbound Interstate 275 near 22nd Avenue North in St. Petersburg at approximately 10:24 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. According to officials, a 58-year-old Polk City man was driving the tractor-trailer when a tire failed, causing him to…...