Clearwater News

We'd like to give a "Patch on the back" to our local Chick-fil-A restaurants, which donated $2,776.37 to the Ireland Nugent fund.

Clearwater, Fla- Memorial Day is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have died in war.

More than 70 percent of Davis Elementary third-graders read at or above their grade level, according to FCAT results released Friday.

A man wearing a silver wig robbed a Clearwater bank Friday morning, according to police.

Clearwater, FL May 23, 2013 - They came from all walks of life, young people, older people and all points in between, all with the purpose of helping save the lives of people that they would never meet.

A hilarious musical revue titled Ain't Retirement Grand plays in Clearwater for one weekend only starting today, May 24.

A Clearwater man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a 2012 double shooting in the Lealman area, authorities said Thursday night.

Drivers should expect some impacts to traffic at one of Dunedin's busiest intersections through June.

It is Vernon Yates' biggest baby. Ty is a nearly 400-pound big cat, most easily recognized as a tiger.

Rudi Saladia wears a cat when he buzzes around Philadelphia on his bike. Mary Jane, his tabby, keeps her perch despite the speed bumps and potholes of the City of Brotherly Love.

This month the RCMP asked a court in Montreal to freeze several bank accounts and a family trust belonging to former SNC executive vice-president of construction Sami Bebawi, as well as properties bought by his children, according to a 114-page affidavit sworn by Cpl.

Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911.

Fire officials in Pasco County are checking into what started a brush fire yesterday around 1 pm that could be seen from the Suncoast Parkway.

A bat boy for the Cleveland Indians got his stool out of the way of a double during tonight's game, but not much further.

In 1999, Clearwater officials received state permission to enforce a Slow Speed, Minimum Wake Zone in all waters from the western boundary of the Intracoastal Waterway eastward to the shoreline near the Seminole Launch Ramp, including 500 feet south of the Memorial Causeway Bridge.

Heading out to visit friends and family this long holiday weekend? Gas up early.

Nicholas Tornatore of Clearwater High has a GPA that seems to reach the stratosphere: 4.85. The Clearwater senior knows something about numbers, too, as he plans to be an accounting major when he enters the University of Florida in the fall.

Crews are working on construction projects from Countryside to downtown Clearwater so drivers should use additional time while traveling these routes: Tuesday, May 21 The eastbound lanes of Enterprise Road west of Parkstream Avenue are under construction for work on stormwater pipes.

Vernon Yates, founder of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, lays his hands on Ty, a 400-pound tiger, as staff prepare to surgically extract a 4-pound hairball from the big cat in Clearwater, Fla.

Make a basketball shot with a vacuum truck. Navigate and maneuver a backhoe. These are just some of the events in which 10 Dunedin public utility employees will compete against city workers from throughout the county as part of Public Works Day on Wednesday, May 22, in Clearwater.