You will likely see a drove of electric scooters whizzing around St. Petersburg this fall if the city meets its goal, but don’t expect to find them on sidewalks. The city has been watching scooter rollouts in other jurisdictions, including Tampa, where scooters have been zipping along city sidewalks since…
There has been another case of hepatitis A involving a Pinellas County restaurant worker. The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County said the employee works at Gulfport Family Restaurant on 49th Street South. Residents who dined at the restaurant from June 4-11 and haven’t been vaccinated for hepatitis A…
Since Jan. 1, 2018, 18 Floridians have contracted the Hepatitis A virus and died. More recently, a Pinellas County restaurant worker has tested positive for the disease, making this the sixth time a Pinellas County food service worker has tested positive for the disease. A Florida Department of Health in…
An elementary student was hit and killed while riding his bike to school in Sarasota Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 9-year-old boy was hit at the intersection of Webber Street and Nodosa Drive just before 8 a.m. Deputies said the boy was riding his bike to Brentwood…
A 29-year-old Lakeland man was killed Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash on State Road 60 at the intersection with Grape Hammock Road in Lake Wales. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the 2:45 p.m. crash involved four vehicles, including two semis, which resulted in significant diesel fuel and oil…
A motorcyclist has been pronounced dead after apparently losing control of his bike on U.S. 19 and then being struck by a car. The crash shut down northbound U.S. 19 just south of 126th Avenue for hours Sunday morning. Pinellas Park Police believe the 22-year-old motorcyclist was speeding when he…
A 3-year-old boy drowned in a pool Saturday afternoon in Tarpon Springs. According to Tarpon Springs police, the drowning happened at a home on Stone Creek Drive. Authorities believe the incident was accidental. The case remains under investigation. Swimming pools can bring lots of fun, but they can also…
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital after he was hit by an SUV in Clearwater Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded to a call at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Nursery Road a little after 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers on scene were told…
A woman, who caused a crash that killed three after she suffered a seizure, was in a wheelchair at her pretrial hearing Monday morning. In August of 2017, prosecutors say the woman was driving over 100 miles per hour when she slammed into a Hyundai, killing a man, his wife…
A bill to make texting while driving a primary offense in Florida is closer than it has ever been to the governor’s desk. The Florida Senate voted 33 to 5 Thursday to pass the House version of the bill, (HB 107) substituting it for the Senate version, which was broader…