Gift honors paramedic's calling, sacrifice [Times photo: Amber Bruce Woodall] The Sunstar ambulance that Erik Hangartner worked in before his death will become a classroom at SPJC.

Mother: I was 'very scared'
LARGO -- Self-avowed skinhead Jessy Joe Roten knew detectives were soon going to search his room hours after the shooting that killed 6-year-old Ashley Mance, prosecutors say.

Merchants hoping trail spurs profits
DUNEDIN -- Deborah Williams calls it her "yellow brick road to making money."

Survey finds skilled workers are scarce
In a poll of over 900 businesses, employers say a shortage of trained personnel is their paramount challenge.

School choice plan is altered
The proposal known as "extended grandfathering" is tweaked in a compromise that aims to avoid a court return.

Cigarette gets blame for Safety Harbor fire
The fire at a Safety Harbor assisted living center displaces five.

Cost estimates jump for new city library
LARGO -- City officials now say a new library will cost between $16.5-million and $22-million, twice as much as initially anticipated.

Meeting sought on Omni, street
Pinellas and Largo officials want residents of mostly white Taylor Lake and of mostly black Ridgecrest to discuss proposed recreation and road changes.

Bicycle park plan hits roadblock
The Southwest Florida Water Management District denies Oldsmar permission to build a BMX racing facility.

North Pinellas digest
Crafts, music on tap at park

Feeding homeless in park creates safety issue
Re: When did feeding the hungry become a crime? Oct. 22 column by Diane Steinle.

Fire Commission candidate has unresolved safety issues
The minor problems at his business were documented during an inspection in early August.

Safety Harbor's Huston strikes back on Copperhead
The local and national golf story of the week was fully splashed across the newspaper's Section C on Monday.

North Pinellas briefs
Water workout targets new moms, moms-to-be

School briefs
Learn about magnet programs

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