Clearwater News Archives

Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Balskus, commander, Florida Air National Guard, St. Augustine, Fla., watches a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air station Clearwater, Fla., land at Keystone Airpark in Starke, Fla., Oct.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Gulf To Bay Boulevard tonight, closing the eastbound lanes between Hampton Road and Bayview Avenue.

A search crew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Fla., recovered the body of a man in Tampa Bay at 9:08 p.m. on October 27, after a three hour search was conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Narcotics investigators found 149 marijuana plants in a shed behind a Clearwater house on Tuesday, authorities said.

The city is considering major changes for traffic on Clearwater Beach, turning two streets into one-way thoroughfares.

Authorities have arrested a 25-year-old man they say killed his 5-week-old son after an argument with the baby's mother.

Sexual battery suspect held in Tallahassee A Clearwater man wanted on a charge of capital sexual battery has been arrested in Tallahassee and will be delivered to Pinellas County, authorities said Thursday.

Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Thursday the arrest of a Pinellas County man accused of possessing child pornography.

Police say they nabbed a 47-year-old Tampa man in the act of committing a break-in Monday, and have since linked him to six burglaries.

Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida. According to a 2005 census, Clearwater had a population of 109,788. Clearwater has a variety of hotels and fine restaurants.

Machinery manufacturer Steinert US will move its headquarters to Erlanger from Clearwater, Fla., the company announced Wednesday.

Belly up to the Brew Garden bar for a pint of lager or ale therapy, or wine and nibbles.

A head-on crash early this morning left a 24-year-old man dead, sent another man to the hospital and closed a portion of U.S. 19, authorities said.

The signs are all around us. A line of people long enough to stretch around a building at the Foundation Village Neighborhood Family Center waiting to pick up free bags of groceries.

A 33-year-old Clearwater man has been arrested in Madison and transferred to Pinellas County on a charge of second-degree attempted murder.

A man is recovering from being shot in the leg while in the parking lot of the Bottoms Up Gentleman's Club in Pinellas Park early Monday morning.

Reward offered for information on robber The Clearwater Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Pinellas County are offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a Sept.

I recently visited the Clearwater, Florida area for business and, out of a sense of duty for those who had not been there, took it upon myself to visit Clearwater's strip clubs.

Go ahead, be a party animal this weekend - it's all for a great cause. In Safety Harbor, a three-day Oktoberfest begins this afternoon and continues through Sunday with oompah and pop bands, German food and beer.

The crime was ruthless... A cab driver shot dead for a few dollars in the back of a Clearwater strip mall.

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Clearwater, Florida area for business and made a stop at the Diamond Dolls strip club.

Pinellas County firefighters are investigating a house fire. The fire started in the 1700 block of Faulds Road in Clearwater shortly before 7:30 a.m. Fire officials said the fire quickly spread to the attic.

A man prowling around an ex-girlfriend's house in Dunedin ended a deputy's pursuit by crashing his Corvette into an oak tree early this morning, the Pinellas sheriff's said.

On a recent business trip to the area, I had the occasion to visit a number of great Clearwater, Florida strip joints, including the one called Oz Gentlemens' Club.

Investigators say Shirley Skinner shot and killed her granddaughter's estranged husband last year in Illinois.

Clearwater is getting ready to host the Super Boat National Championship -- an event that's free for fans.

The bodies of two Hispanic men have been found floating in a lake in downtown Clearwater.

Diana Herrera, 25, of Largo organizes pi?tas with daughter Mirabel Herrera, 3, at her shop, Pi?tas Arcoiris, 1440 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Suite B, Clearwater.

The bodies of two men were found Thursday morning in a downtown Clearwater lake.

In a move described as a response to shrinking contributions from member businesses, the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce has sacked several high-level employees.