Pinellas deputy Karl Gwynne arrested for allegedly misusing an automated license plate reader database
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced the arrest of Pinellas deputy Karl Gwynne who allegedly searched the automated license plate reader database about three hundred times searching for a romantic interest. Gualtieri maintains that the ALPR database does not have the ability to track people. Rather, it records a list of timestamped photographs that can be used to gather where a car has been over a period of time.
Longtime St. Petersburg home with deep connections to the arts and literary community is officially a local historic landmark
The St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously to designate the Meinke House as a local historical landmark. The house exemplifies the traditions of a cultural city of the arts. The home sits at the intersection of two distinct creative legacies, architect and builder Mark Dixon Dodd and Florida Poet Laureate Peter Meinke and his wife, artist and illustrator Jeanne Meinke.
A Supreme Court decision removed federal protection from many wetlands, raising concerns about water quality in Florida
As the election season approaches, environmentalist are urging voters to research candidates’ water policies. Many wetlands no longer qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. Following a 2023 Supreme Court ruling, wetlands generally must have a surface connection to a protected waterway.
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