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  1. Pinellas School Board member Lisa Cane faces challenges from right and left
    Yesterday• Education
    From left, Brad DeCorte, incumbent Lisa Cane and Bronson Oudshoff are competing to represent District 2 on the Pinellas County School Board.
  2. Clearwater man beat and stabbed mother to death, police say
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Logan Lopez, 24, was booked early Sunday in the Pinellas County Jail on a murder charge related to the death of his mother, Mary Beth Lopez, according to Clearwater police.
  3. Pinellas rolls out BeBot, a beach-cleaning robot with a message for humans
    Jul. 16• Pinellas
    A remote-controlled robot named BeBot rolls over a patch of sand in Indian Shores during a cleanup demonstration on Thursday, July 14, 2022. BeBot is part of a campaign by Keep Pinellas Beautiful to raise awareness about debris left by humans that lurks under the beach surface and eventually winds up in the Gulf of Mexico.
  5. Which Florida Democrat hoping to replace DeSantis is raising more money off abortion?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nikki Fried, left, who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, has sought to paint her opponent Charlie Crist as anti-abortion.
  6. Scientology says allegations should be addressed internally, not in court
    Jul. 13• Clearwater
    Scientology's lawyers are arguing this week in Tampa federal court that former Scientologists who level accusations must bring their cases before an internal arbitration panel of loyal church members — not to the U.S. court system.
  7. Summer program helps ready Pinellas students for careers after graduation
    Jul. 13• Pinellas
    At right, Merric Grego, an operator trainee for Pinellas County Utilities, leads students through the aeration basin at the water treatment plant at 7401 54th Avenue N on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The students were part of the Summer Career Acceleration Program, which Grego, 19, completed last year before landing a job.
  8. Pinellas’ largest homeless shelter for families closes amid funding loss
    Jul. 12• Pinellas
    Grace House, the largest shelter for homeless families in Pinellas County, is closing its doors but will convert to an affordable housing complex by October. The Clearwater shelter, seen here Tuesday, has 80 beds in 14 apartments.
  9. Raymond James leader will head Pinellas Education Foundation board
    Jul. 12• Education
    Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James & Associates, has been named chairperson of the Pinellas Education Foundation's board.
  10. Bruce Springsteen will kick off newest tour in Tampa
    Jul. 12• Music
    Bruce Springsteen is bringing his new tour to Tampa on Feb. 1.
  11. More than 15 places to stay cool in Tampa Bay for $15 or less
    Jul. 12• Life & Culture
    Beat the heat in air-conditioned venues that won't break the bank.
  12. Courtney Campbell Causeway reopens after vehicle fire closes lanes during commute
    Jul. 11• Breaking News
    The westbound lanes of the Courtney Campbell Causeway have been shut down after a vehicle caught fire Monday afternoon. Clearwater police are advising drivers to seek an alternate route for the afternoon commute.
  13. Clearwater homicide involved 2 men in relationship with same woman, police say
    Jul. 8• Crime
    Stuart Beck has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge in connection with a Clearwater shooting.
  14. Clearwater readies bluff ballot question for voters
    Jul. 8• Clearwater
    A rendering from the plan by the Gotham Organization and The DeNunzio Group for a hotel in the top center of the frame and two apartment towers to the right with both projects surrounding the future Coachman Park.
  15. Florida school grades show upward trend, state says
    Jul. 7• Education
    “It’s clear that our teachers and school leaders used every resource at their disposal to lift Florida’s students well beyond expectations,” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. said in a statement.
  16. Pinellas grapples with monkeypox outbreak; fifth case reported
    Jul. 7• Health
    Samples are tested June 6 for the monkeypox virus at a microbiology laboratory in La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain.
  17. Who will enforce Florida’s 15-week abortion ban? And what if they refuse?
    Jul. 7• Florida
    It's expected that the Florida Supreme Court will likely have to decide whether the state's 15-week abortion ban is unconstitutional.
  18. Clearwater home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé lists for $824,900
    Jul. 7• Real Estate
    A saltwater swimming pool is the centerpiece in the back yard at Helene and Guy Roberts’ mid-century modern home on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 2980 Eastland Boulevard in Northwood Estates in Clearwater.
  19. 20-year-old man dies after shooting at Clearwater apartment complex, police say
    Jul. 6• Crime
    A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting at Bay Cove Apartments in Clearwater early Wednesday, according to police.
  20. Tampa man killed by Pinellas deputies wanted ‘a nice shootout,’ police say
    Jul. 6• Crime
    Robbert Hubbard, 43, points a BB gun at Pinellas deputies before they fatally shoot him on June 30.
  21. Pinellas jail extends lockdown for third time because of COVID cases
    Jul. 6• Pinellas
    The Pinellas County Jail is extending its lockdown for the third time since late May. Inmate classes, groups and in-person visits have been suspended until Monday, according to the Sheriff's Office.
  22. Clearwater Marine Aquarium opens multi-faceted dolphin exhibit
    Jul. 6• Things To Do
    Children visit with Hope at her home at the Ruth and J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. This facility has opened an immersive exhibit called Dolphintopia that explores the science of dolphins and also their connection to humans throughout history.
  23. Marvel star Paul Bettany to appear at Tampa Bay Comic Convention
    Jul. 5• Movies
    Paul Bettany, who plays Vision in the Marvel series of films, will make an appearance at Tampa Bay Comic Convention July 29-31.
  24. Clearwater affordable housing project is dead; land could go to Scientology
    Jul. 5• Clearwater
    The city's former Fire Station No. 45 is in the foreground on Franklin Street with the Church of Scientology's Flag Building to the west.
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