Pinellas

The driver faces charges of driving under the influence and refusal to submit to testing.

The fire destroyed one business and damaged others inside a strip mall at the corner of 49th Street South and 1st Avenue South

Son and father both had weapons during an early-morning argument.

A federal lawsuit says training deficiencies led to the injury. It follows a string of incidents this year in which Pinellas sheriff’s detention deputies mistreated inmates.

Then the driver pulled an injured Steven Weldon out of the road, got back into his car and drove off, according to police.

The victim was a Walmart employee. He was on break at the time of the shooting.

The woman crossed the road in inclement weather and was not in a crosswalk, deputies said.

News and notes about K-12 schools and colleges in Pinellas County.

Though he started the job in July, Steve Currall is officially installed as president on his 137th day in office.

Private equity firms like Apollo create wealth for pension funds, financial institutions and individual investors by buying assets that typically are sold later at a profit.