Masked bandit, quick getaway [Times photo: Scott Keeler] As a golfer lines up her putt, a raccoon snatches her ring and tote from a golf cart, then disappears.

North Pinellas County news
More than a loss, and more than a victory
The girls basketball team of Clearwater Central Catholic rallies big at the district meet, just as a freshman had to when the coach -- her father -- died.

Tower's a pricey thorn in city side
For a second time, commissioners are ready to spend hundreds of thousands to dislodge WTAN.

Candidates touch on library, annexation
All six appear for a campaign forum leading up to the March 4 election. The mood was friendly but the lines were drawn: challengers vs. incumbents.

Protests drive builder away
A developer shelves plans for townhomes at the old Anclote Manor site. Tarpon Springs commissioners say they would have voted against it.

Ruling recommends teacher's firing
An administrative law judge didn't believe the most serious allegations, but says the Tarpon Springs teacher's actions added up to sexual harassment of a student.

Longtime player Hough is glad he gave sport a shot
Despite growing up in basketball-playing Braintree, Mass., Richard Hough learned tennis when he was 8.

Letters: Wait for buses to fill before building monorail
Re: Monorail would create change in Clearwater, story, Feb. 4.

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