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Boaters who want to display their patriotism and have a little fun at the same time may be interested in the inaugural Constitution Boat Parade and Patriot Rally set for Saturday, July 4. A $500 first-place prize will be awarded to the boat owner who best represents an article or amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 26, thieves heisted a larger-than-life loggerhead sea turtle from its pedestal outside of the former Leatherback's restaurant site on Madeira Way.

Raymond Castro was a regular at The Stonewall Inn in 1969, finding it a haven from a world where gay men and women could be arrested for kissing or holding hands in public.

A decorated turtle sculpture that was taken from outside the Leatherback's restaurant site has been returned.

Pinellas County Schools maintained its previous year status with an average grade of B in the annual state school grades by the Florida Department of Education, which were released last week.

Pinellas County Utilities will conduct a public meeting on reclaimed water use at the Indian Shores Town Hall auditorium Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 p.m. Information on the county's reclaimed water project will be presented.

Loggerhead sea turtles can continue to forage in shallow Gulf of Mexico reefs without getting snagged on longline fishing hooks, at least until August.

As America prepares to celebrate its 233rd birthday, small towns like North Redington Beach are getting ready to take part in the festivities.

In a Monday, June 8, 2009 photo, commercial fisherman Solomon Rodney shows a photo of the live, U.S.-made air-to-air missile he hooked and kept on his fishing boat for 10 days before he brought it to shore at Madeira Beach, Fla.

Madeira Beach, Florida - The pirates invaded John's Pass over the weekend. During a parade Sunday, a female pirate yelled, "Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum! Treasure Island's invading Madeira Beach!" Over the course of three days, there was a pirates ball, costume contest, village wide treasure hunt, a flotilla invasion and water battle.

Despite objections from some Madeira Beach residents, Seminole plans to continue negotiating with that city about the possibility of taking over its fire station.

Pinellas County students scored on par with the state in FCAT reading and math scores this year.

A couple found dead together in their condominium had been suffering from a serious case of the flu, neighbors said.

Detectives were sent to the home at 343 Rex Place Apartments at the Madeira Beach Yacht Club after two bodies were found inside.

The Board of Commissioners gave a thumbs-up to a new road race planned down Gulf Boulevard in the fall.

When ordnance experts gathered at a remote section of MacDill Air Force Base Tuesday morning, it was so quiet you could hear the birds chirping.

Fire Chief Derryl O'Neal is recommending a proposal to turn the city's fire protection services over to the city of Seminole should 'in its entirety be rejected.' O'Neal made that comment in a letter submitted to City Manager W.D. Higginbotham dated May 25, four days after Higginbotham met with Madeira Beach firefighters to discuss the Seminole ...

The search for the top job in the Naples fire department is underway. In an e-mail to Naples City Council members this morning, City Manager Bill Moss said the city plans to interview four candidates for the fire chief position beginning June 18.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Correction notice appended. By Luis Perez and Jamal Thalji , Times Staff Writers In Print: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 A bomb squad from MacDill disarmed the 8-foot-long missile Rodney Salomon brought to shore at Madeira Beach on Monday.