Clearwater News

Russell Jacoby walked into the giant Walmart here on U.S. 19 wearing a necktie and dark slacks, went straight to customer service and asked to see a manager.

A couple of thousand Clearwater voters went to the polls Tuesday to elect two City Council members, but the truth is that this election was likely decided before those people ever drove to their local voting precinct.

Most Americans struggle to consume the five to seven fruits and veggies nutritionists say we need daily for good health.

CLEARWATER - An 11-year-old girl who admits trying to set her mother on fire will face no jail time.

With spring break beginning today, the city expects about 5,000 people a day to visit Clearwater Beach between now and April 18.

Police are investigating a bizarre accident involving a Sun Coast Hospital patient who was killed when he walked into the middle of the road.

A poster of 29-year-old Laura Taft was propped up behind the row of candles outside the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center in Cleawater during a vigil for domestic violence victims.

Raised as Scientologists , Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org.

High pressure will control our weather through the weekend meaning we will see sunny, mild days and clear, chilly nights.

Two police officers and a civilian suffered minor injuries in a crash stemming from a pursuit near downtown, officials said.

The sheriff's office has arrested a Clearwater man who investigators said paid a hitman $500 and 90 Vicadin pills to kill his next-door neighbor.

After a long and convoluted legal fight, a panel of judges has cleared the way for the owners of the Belleview Biltmore Resort to replace the resort's Cabana Club restaurant on Sand Key with a six-floor beachfront hotel.

A Morton Plant Hospital clerk stole more than $200,000 from the safe of an elderly couple and spent half of the money on lottery tickets, police say.

Police say they used a Taser on a Safety Harbor man who fought with an officer early Wednesday.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr both directions at Williams Rd - accident blocking the left lane - involving an overturned vehicle per Florida Highway Patrol on scene.

CLEARWATER, Fla. Clearwater Marine Aquarium's stranding team rescued an otter pup Sunday afternoon in Indian Rocks Beach.

A section of Belcher Road in north Clearwater was closed Tuesday night because of a liquid oxygen leak.

Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8:25 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8:25 a.m. A man was struck and killed trying to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Wales Friday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

It was 1980, and Sid Klein had made the cut in Clearwater and a city in Washington state.

On Tuesday night, City Council candidate Herb Quintero was at City Hall, joining other candidates for a televised election forum.