Eagles' home vanishes from tree [Times photo: Douglas Clifford] A nest that was in a tree since at least 1988 disappears. Wind might be to blame, but an investigation continues.

North Pinellas County news
Toddler injured by flying inner tube
TARPON SPRINGS -- Thirteen-month-old Layla Walzak plopped herself down in the sand Sunday afternoon at Fred Howard Park and splashed her hands in the gentle waves.

Sand Key building close to demise
CLEARWATER -- After four years of warnings, city commissioners said Monday that they are willing to spend $142,600 to knock down a large, vacant and decaying restaurant on Sand Key that is the property of the Belleview Biltmore Resort.

Jury finds man guilty of murder, shooting
Christopher Edward Harris, 20, shot and killed a driver who pulled in front of him, then used the same gun to shoot a woman in another car.

Lawyer's kidney-removal surgery a success
Three-year-old Lexa Armstrong got out of bed Monday morning with a job to do.

Police will surprise speeders
LARGO -- Like a teacher whose syllabus calls for a series of pop quizzes, the Largo Police Department says it is planning several "high intensity" traffic enforcement details during the next couple of months.

Commissioner wants real estate agent fired
LARGO -- Commissioner Marty Shelby wants the city to fire the broker it hired to sell the former police headquarters site.

Friends depart but leave their mark
I'm in the season when my ranks are imperceptibly but inevitably thinning. More and more, the obituary page becomes an important source of reportage.

Forget new clubhouse; build drainage area
The first test is before the new Clearwater city commissioners. Will they have the vision and fortitude to look ahead to Clearwater's future and fully endorse the city's own ambitious $35-million plan to clean up Stevenson Creek?

Neikens makes up some lost ground in Mini Stock class
St. Petersburg's Marty Neikens drove his red, white and blue No. 70 Mini Stock from no-man's land to the winner's circle Saturday night, redeeming himself after blowing a motor the previous week.

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