St. Pete Beach, Fla.- After a successful fundraising event in 2011, the Veterans of South Pinellas County are holding their 2nd Annual Charity Pancake Breakfast to benefit local men and women in the military.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 31, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Hurricane Restaurant (807 Gulf Way).

In addition to pancakes, the event will showcase military vehicles, military weapons, a rock-climbing wall, and an antique fire truck.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Will Power led a strong Penske Racing effort in qualifying for the IndyCar season opener by winning the pole for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Power set an IndyCar track record of 1:01.3721 over the winding 1.8-mile course through the streets of St. Petersburg. His Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe qualified second at 1:01.5357.

Andretti Autosport qualified third and fourth behind Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe, while Penske's Helio Castroneves was fifth as Chevrolet's took the top five spots.

Clearwater, Florida - Nearly four hours after they began deliberating, a jury in the Nicholas Lindsey cop killer case returned a guilty verdict of first-degree capital murder.

The 17-year-old will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lindsey was not eligible for the death penalty because he is a minor.

"This is a dark time in your life, Mr. Lindsey," said Judge Thane Covert, as he sentenced the teen to life in prison. "It was a dark time in the history of St. Petersburg."