Putting the rush back into road's rush hour [Times photo: Kinfay Moroti] Traffic on McMullen-Booth Road has soared, and commuters aren't happy. Now the county is studying possible solutions.

North Pinellas County news
Girl bites boy on arm; officials await HIV tests
A girl whose uncle has HIV bites a boy teasing her during summer camp. Though the virus is not usually passed on in bites, blood tests are in the works.

Church, hospice combine forces to help area's aging residents
A program at Heritage United Methodist Church receives $150,000 to expand its caregiving ministries to more people for 18 months.

Woman cut in scuffle near bar; 2 charged
LARGO -- An ongoing feud between groups of women boiled over at a Largo bar, leaving two in jail and another with multiple knife wounds, Pinellas County sheriff's officials said.

County gives $400,000 to new folk music center
LARGO -- The Florida Folk Music and Culture Center -- a museum being created at Heritage Village to preserve the legacy of folk musician Will McLean and other folk troubadours -- got a boost this week from the Pinellas County Commission.

Tarpon Springs budget plan sticks to the basics
The city's draft budget, which calls for keeping the same property tax rate, focuses on such things as water and sewer projects rather than big purchases.

Police interrupt sex assault on woman; 2 men charged
CLEARWATER -- Police charged two Clearwater 24-year-olds early Friday with sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman on Cleveland Street.

Coalition unified in cry over taxes
A new alliance of unincorporated areas appoints a committee to study tax proposals.

Out & about
TODAY

Couples celebrate decades together
Elizabeth and Francis O'Grady of Palm Harbor recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner party in Connecticut given by daughter Ellen MacConnell and son, Jerrold. They were married June 14, 1952, at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Yonkers, N.Y.

Racing tonight at Sunshine Speedway
WHAT: Dayton Andrews Dodge/Leo Musgrave 100-lap Super Late Model Championship, plus events in the Open Wheel Modified, Outlaw Late Model, Figure 8, Street Stock and Enduro classes.

Englewood Beach Triathlon Result
July 22

Religion calendar
MARRIAGE TUNE-UP: The Christian Institute for Marriage and Family Studies will offer a marriage tune-up experience for Christians from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Express, 3990 Tampa Road, Oldsmar. The theme is Christ-centered conflict and confrontation. Admission is free. Call (727) 417-8223 by Sunday.

Sand, surf draw youth to worship
CLEARWATER -- The sun was dipping low when a herd of 12-year-olds wearing neon bathing suits darted across the nearly empty parking lot, heading into the waves of Sand Key Park.

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