Local third-graders get a lesson on cyber safety

Thousands of Tampa Bay-area elementary school students are getting a crash course in internet safety. 

40 years later, Blackthorn hero to be honored at underwater memorial

A new statue honoring a hero of the USS Blackthorn tragedy was unveiled today before being added to a unique underwater memorial off the coast of Pinellas County. 

Baby injured, man charged with child abuse after throwing dirt-filled planter  

A 10-month-old suffered a lump on the side of its head after Montrail Charles Ross threw a large tin planter at it, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies arrest 1 in Pinellas County road rage incident 

Deputies arrested Scott Channing Smith after he allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at another driver on Friday night.

Suspect killed in gun battle with deputy outside St. Pete home; second suspect arrested

One suspect is dead and another is in jail after they ambushed a deputy with an AR-15 rifle outside of a home in Pinellas County. The shootout was partially caught on video by a passing driver.

Firefighters find body inside Tarpon Springs home

The scene of the fire is along East Locus Street. It was just after noon when firefighters were called to a home there. When they made their way inside, they found a “deceased individual,” a spokesman said.

Pinellas detectives catch bathroom voyeur in child porn investigation

Detectives investigating a child pornography case discovered secretly recorded videos of people using the bathroom at the suspect's house.

Police: Fatal beating of St. Petersburg man lasted more than 1 hour

It was a violent beating that went on for nearly an hour and a half. Scott Jenks was killed in the horrific crime in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg shopping plaza.

Team maps Clearwater field in search of unmarked graves

Researchers began mapping a field next to the Frank Crum building in Clearwater as part of an ongoing search for unmarked graves at various sites across the Bay Area.

Police: Drunk woman passes out next to baby in stroller

Police arrested Stephanie Saladino after she was found unconscious on a Clearwater sidewalk Saturday afternoon next to an 11-month-old baby in a stroller.

Clearwater facility to build electronics for Orion spacecraft

Mankind's return to the moon and eventually to Mars will be made possible in part by equipment made right here in the Bay Area.