Clearwater

Teachers and staff from Sandy Lane Elementary school piled in their cars Friday morning and paraded through neighborhoods around the school as a way to connect with their students who are home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Clearwater Police Department safely found a 17-year-old with special needs who was reported missing earlier in the day.

Before the novel coronavirus forced officials to order restrictions on public places and businesses, you could find a packed Curtis Hixon Park on any given day.

On a normal Saturday, Clearwater Beach would be crowded with people enjoying the beautiful weather. However, this Saturday it was completely empty. 

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium like many other places is closed to the public right now because of COVID-19. But their work to rescue, rehabilitate, and release marine life continues. 

The streets along Clearwater Beach were eerily quiet Friday, despite the fact that many were still on spring break. 

Clearwater Police say come Monday, Clearwater Beach will be totally empty, and they’ll be the ones enforcing it.

Clearwater police are investigating an early-morning shooting in Clearwater.

Clearwater officials decided the city will wait until next week to follow other beach cities in the decision to close the sand -- in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Pinellas County deputies arrested Patricia Yager Saturday morning after they say she left children in the car to pick up a carton of milk at Costco.

On Friday, Clearwater city officials announced that they decided to cancel the 8th Annual Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. The festival was scheduled for April 10-26.

Officers surprised a three-year-old boy, who dreams of becoming a policeman, on his birthday.

Clearwater police are searching for two women who pepper-sprayed T.J. Maxx employees after they tried to steal items from the store.

At a Target in Clearwater, store shelves were completely empty of hand sanitizer with soap and other products running low.

Clearwater leaders received its first confirmation of forgotten African American graves Friday, marking the first discovery of its kind the Pinellas County side of Tampa Bay.

The staff of Advanced Medical of Florida gets together four times a year to pick up garbage along the beach, but they do much more for the environment all year long.

Sean Findley is 12 years old and suffers from a terminal illness. He had no way of getting in and out of his house -- until some Clearwater firefighters stepped in.

If you're dreaming of a getaway full of colorful sunsets and white sand, make sure the hotel price you see accurately represents what you get.

Clearwater detectives are asking for the public’s help in finding three suspects who broke into two medical marijuana dispensaries.

A pair of Trulieve locations were ransacked by thieves within an hour of each other.  Police say the thieves used brute force to break in through a “fortified window.”