Man survives nail near heart [Times photo: Brendan Fitterer] The construction worker, hit when his nail gun discharged, is saved by quick-acting friends with emergency training.

North Pinellas County news
Spratt wins praise from unlikely place
Miami's free weekly, known for its sarcastic commentary, honors Pinellas' county administrator as a bureaucrat worth keeping.

City is asked to rename street
More than 20 Cleveland Street business owners sign a petition requesting that the street become Main Street.

Longtime Largo High principal dies at 80
Gene C. Chizik Sr. spent nearly 40 years in the Pinellas school system, starting at the then-combined Tarpon Springs Junior and Senior High.

Veterans tributes to fill weekend
Among the speakers is Vietnam vet David C. Miller, who will deliver his "Tribute to America" Monday evening at Largo Central Park.

Police baffled by golfer shooting
CLEARWATER -- Authorities on Monday were still trying to determine how a 72-year-old Arizona man ended up with a gunshot wound in his chest during a round of golf Saturday.

Letters
Grandstanding by the mayor will not help unite Oldsmar
Re: Cultural group to cut ties with city, story, May 14.

Clearwater man gets life in prison for killing wife
Eric Wilkes claimed his wife's obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to murder.

Countryside coaches part of winning team
It took a round of 15-under par to claim first place at Saturday's 14th annual Countryside High football golf tournament at the Chi Chi Rodriguez course.

The road less traveled
An empathy program seeks to evoke something other than sympathy from students. It helps them understand what it's like to have disabilities.

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