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HCSO: Woman flees stop with deputy in stolen Kia, hits Pierce Middle bus; pipe bomb found

Tonnetta Evans, 54, fled a Hillsborough Ave. stop Wednesday with a deputy partly in her stolen Kia, struck a bus with 41 Pierce Middle students, then was found with a pipe bomb, drugs and fake cash, HCSO said.

727 Airport Express starts Oct. 4: How to ride from downtown St. Pete to TPA

PSTA’s new express launches Sunday, Oct. 4, with $2.25 fares, luggage racks, SunRunner ties and a drop at TPA’s Rental Car Center. Here’s the practical how-to.

Pinellas delays school-closure meetings as board seeks new alternatives

Second-round community meetings wait until after the Oct. 6 workshop. Chair Caprice Edmond asked for a Woodlawn-for-Sexton analysis as Tarpon Springs Fundamental families also pushed back.

Meteorologists note an ‘astounding coincidence’ after Dolly Parton’s death

Roger Edwards, a meteorologist who retired from NOAA, called the timing an astounding coincidence. The next Atlantic name is Dolly. It was picked decades ago.

Before Thursday's vote: What's in the $2.36 billion Rays stadium deal

Tampa City Council votes at 9 a.m. Thursday on a $2.36 billion ballpark at Hillsborough College. The city would pay $80 million; the county about $796 million. The Rays cover the rest and all overruns.

Hillsborough dengue cases jump to 15 as mosquito pools test positive

Five Aedes aegypti pools tested positive in Hillsborough, Pinellas recorded a third local case, and both counties remain on alert. Dump standing water and use daytime repellent.