A couple of Saturdays ago, Mabeline, a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, was a resident of the Friends of Strays animal shelter in St. Petersburg, Florida. On one fateful Saturday, a 17-year-old volunteer took Mabeline on a walk. While walking along a path behind the building, the girl saw her assailant, became nervous, and started walking in ... read more »

Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, say a woman claiming to be a vampire bit a man repeatedly outside of a Hooters restaurant. Josephine Rebecca Smith, 22, was charged in the attack of Milton Ellis, 69, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Police spokesman Mike Puetz told the paper that Ellis, who is apparently homeless, had ... read more »

An eighth grader who decided it would be a great idea to drive her mother’s car in their apartment complex parking lot jumped the curb and pinned a 5-year-old boy to a wall, killing him. Now her dumb move has permanently affected several lives, including her own. As police investigated, neighbors at the apartment complex ... read more »

What probably shocks us the most is how brazen this act was. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s office said Branden Allen, 18, of St. Petersburg, Florida, a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were arrested late Thursday on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment. Authorities say that on Tuesday at about 6:15 p.m., the three ... read more »