CLEARWATER, Fla. – A 45-year-old woman is facing charges after Clearwater police say she used a large magnet from Amazon to steal clothes and bags from Burlington Coat Factory. Rebecca Fleming was taken into custody on Thursday after police initially pulled her over for a traffic stop on a warrant out of Oklahoma. During a […]
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Man arrested for stealing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of fuel; Clearwater Police say
Pinellas County – Clearwater Police arrested a man they say is responsible for stealing fuel at sixteen different locations, worth tens of thousands of dollars. 26-year-old David Aguilar Martinez was arrested early Friday morning. Police say they spotted the red van used in several thefts back in April and followed it to a Sunoco Gas […]
Man pleads guilty, gets life in prison for killing of Clearwater Beach bicyclist
A Tampa man has pled guilty to the random killing of a 49-year-old bicyclist on Clearwater Beach nearly two years ago. Jermaine Adrian Bennett, 28, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in a Pinellas County courtroom on Wednesday. The plea change marks the first […]
Severe weather rips roof off Zephyrhills mobile home, other damage reported
Have weather photos to share? Submit them at https://wfla.com/reportit/ ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay area residents were left cleaning up debris and checking for storm damage after severe weather swept through the area on Tuesday. Pasco County Fire Rescue crews responded to the Sundance Mobile Home Park located on Eagles Nest Drive in Zephyrhills after […]
Date night lands couple behind bars after racing each other on Clearwater highway: Police
CLEARWATER, Fla. – While attempting to live out “Fast & Furious” fantasies, a man and woman in Clearwater were arrested after being caught racing each other after leaving a local bar, according to officials. Early on Tuesday morning, Clearwater Police say they arrested 25-year-old Laura Sevostjanov and 23-year-old Christopher Cahill. Authorities say shortly before 3 […]
Clearwater neighborhood shaken up after bicyclist gets beaten and robbed
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A robbery caught on camera is leaving a Clearwater neighborhood shaken up. “It’s scary,” Susan Stavrevski said. “I have kids.” “Things like that do happen around here a lot, but right in front of my house is an eye opener,” Joe Kelly said. “Makes me lock my doors, double-check everything.” Clearwater […]
Clearwater police rescue woman struggling in Gulf of Mexico
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. […]
Former MTV star arrested in Clearwater after a year on the run from grooming charges: PCSO
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A former MTV reality star was arrested in Clearwater Thursday after a year on the run from police in Illinois. Connor Smith, 33, was taken into custody on an open warrant from Lake County, Ill. The warrant was issued last February after he was accused of chatting with a detective posing […]
Nearly halfway home on Clearwater Memorial Bridge
Mar. 28—Construction on the Clearwater Memorial Bridge in Lewiston continues to move forward and is nearing the halfway mark. Construction is expected to move to the west side of the bridge in late June, making the east side available to drive on — the opposite of what’s happening now. When the switch happens, traffic flow […]
Lewiston officials get glimpse of Clearwater Paper
Mar. 26—Lewiston’s mayor along with a majority of Nez Perce County commissioners and Lewiston’s city council plan to attend a closed-door event at Clearwater Paper today. The noon lunch presentation, with an optional mill tour, was included in the commissioners’ weekly schedule and posted on the city of Lewiston’s website as a notice of possible […]
Clearwater Airpark has no beacon for night landings. Was that a factor in crash?
Before a single-engine plane crashed into a mobile home park, killing three after dark on Feb. 1, radio transmissions make clear that the pilot couldn’t find where he was supposed to land — the runway at Clearwater Airpark. Shortly after 7 p.m., nearly an hour after sunset, Jemin G. Patel flew northwest across Clearwater and […]