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Rays play 8-game homestand

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Expect plenty of excitement around Tropicana Field through the next week. The Tampa Bay Rays will battle the Boston Red Sox, then the Atlanta Braves, and wrap up the 8-game homestand with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Tonight Rays' Jeremy Hellickson goes up against Boston's Clay Buchholz at 7:10 p.m.

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Water Monkey Challenge Stand Up Paddle Board Race

Water Monkey Challenge Stand Up Paddle Board Race

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Local officials will replace business suits with bathing suits Saturday for the Water Monkey Challenge Stand Up Paddle Board Race in downtown St. Petersburg.

State Representative Larry Ahern, Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield, St. Petersburg City Council Chair Leslie Curran and Council Member Jeff Danner will take a lesson in stand up paddle boarding.

Romney blasts Obama's spending policies

St. Petersburg, Florida --  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was greeted with hundreds of people -- and rain -- at the Mirror Lake Lyceum Wednesday morning, where he blasted President Obama's spending policies.

The campaign stop in this ever important battleground state comes just as new polls show Romney and Obama neck to neck. A CBS-New York Times poll shows 46% support Mitt Romney as opposed to 43% who said they will vote for Obama.

Tampa Job fair

Tampa Job fair

Tampa, Florida -  JobsNewsTampa.com will host a Job fair on Tuesday May 22, 2012 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at George M. Steinbrenner Field. There will be over 40 companies participating.

Job seekers can speak one-on-one with company recruiters who have immediate hiring needs.

FrankCrum Staffing will also be in attendance offering FREE resume review.

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Free testing for Hepatitis A, B, and C on May 18

Free testing for Hepatitis A, B, and C on May 18

Pinellas County, Florida -- In honor of World Hepatitis Awareness Day on May 18, the Pinellas County Health Department is offering free testing for Hepatitis A, B, and C at all of its health centers.

"Hepatitis" means an inflammation of the liver. Viral hepatitis is leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation. 

Vaccines for Hepatitis A and B are available through the county health department's STD clinics. There is no vaccine for Hepatitis C.

St. Pete police arrest 2 teen suspects for house fire

St. Pete police arrest 2 teen suspects for house fire

St. Petersburg, Florida-- Jacob A. Valentine and Corey James Gross, both 14 years-old, have been arrested and charged with First Degree Arson for setting fire to a home on May 6.

Authorities say the media's release of the laundromat surveillance video resulted in a tip that lead to the arrest. 

Local group opposes Sam's Club tax break

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Keep Saint Petersburg Local is organizing at a meeting advocating against Sam's Club receiving a tax break for the new store they're building on 34th Street.

The meeting on Thursday, May 16 will be held at the Main Library at 6 p.m.

The wholesaler wants $240,000 in tax breaks for pollution and receive a "brownfield" designation for the site.