St. Petersburg News

St. Petersburg, Florida - Too many people die needlessly at U.S. hospitals, according to a sweeping new Medicare analysis showing wide variation in death rates between the best hospitals and the worst.

Where the first Americans came from, when they arrived and how they got here is as lively a debate as ever, only most of the research to date has focused on dry land excavations.

A 61-year-old man, upset over a mix-up in his medication, threatened to blow up a Pinellas County Health and Human Services office on Monday evening, police said.

A St. Petersburg man was arrested today on charges of possession and promotion of child pornography, according to state Attorney General Bill McCollum's office.

St. Petersburg, Florida - The foreclosure crisis is leading to a new rash of crimes in St.

Police are looking for a woman who they say stole a man's credit card and personal identification number, then used them to steal more than $2,000 in 17 ATM transactions.

St. Petersburg, Florida-- A local chemist, who claims she was contacted to develop a sunless tanning spray, says actress Lindsay Lohan and her business partners stole a custom made formula to sell and market for themselves.

A 41-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash Saturday night when an oncoming car veered over a concrete median and collided with him, authorities said.

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Road rage is being blamed in a fight and shooting that injured two men today in the parking lot of Palms of Pasadena Hospital.

The largest collection of Salvador Dali works outside of his native Spain is being moved to a more secure location, a hurricane-proof, cement and glass building located just blocks away from its original location in St.

TAMPA BAY AREA NEWS 4th Of July Celebration Downtown St. Petersburg The Weekly Challenger Originally posted 7/2/2009 ST.

When you think of bamboo the last thing that comes to mind would be clothing right? Think again.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Firefighters rescued a puppy that was trapped in a drainage pipe on Monday.

For the second time in a month, someone tossed a bottle filled with flammable liquid through the window of a home on 15th Avenue S. The first incident caused little damage.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:55 a.m. ST.

A line of potent thunderstorms surged through Pinellas County late Tuesday, kicking off a spectacular lightning show, knocking out power to thousands of residents and ravaging a mobile home park.

June 28: The economic numbers are relentless, but what number do you put on having to move into a shelter? Or trying not to cry in front of your kids? Some jobless Americans allow us a very personal look inside their lives.

Temperatures records were broken both this morning and this afternoon for portions of the Bay area.