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Memorial service honors 20-year-old killed in accidental church shooting

Submitted by Ashley Porter, Multimedia Journalist
Saturday, February 25th, 2012, 9:47pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Bay Area pastor led an emotional memorial service on Saturday for his own 20-year-old daughter.

In four words, Pastor Tim Kelley expressed how fond he was of Hannah Grace Kelley: "Hannah was simply perfect." 

The two of them were among the crowd inside Grace Connection Church earlier this month as a fellow parishioner showed his gun to Hannah's boyfriend, who was looking into purchasing a firearm.

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Power restored to 25,000 Progress Energy customers following car accident

Submitted by Stefanie Fogel, Online Producer
Saturday, February 25th, 2012, 6:12pm

TAMPA BAY, Fla. -- An estimated 25,000 people in Pinellas County were without power on Saturday after a car accident in St. Petersburg.

The driver of a Jeep struck a power pole, affecting 2 substations, according to Progress Energy. Traffic lights around Tyrone Square Mall, and the mall itself, suffered outages as well.

St. Petersburg police say the driver suffered minor injuries.

Progress Energy says power was restored to customers at around 2:15 p.m.

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Additional property tax exemption available for seniors

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood
Saturday, February 25th, 2012, 5:35pm
Additional property tax exemption available for seniors

Pinellas County, Fla. -- An additional property tax exemption of up to $50,000 is available for qualified senior citizens in 23 municipalities and Unincorporated Pinellas. The amount varies by taxing district and is based on the total household income received in 2011. The deadline to apply is March 1.  

Applicants will qualify if:

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Update: Gas leak fixed in St. Pete

Submitted by Susan Wilson, Assignment Editor
Friday, February 24th, 2012, 6:01pm

UPDATE: The gas leak has been repaired and the evacuation has been lifted.

Earlier story:

St. Petersburg, Florida -   Emergency crews in St. Petersburg are on the scene of a gas leak at 7th Avenue North and 14th Street.

Officials say gas crews were installing a new gas line in the area and accidentally punctured the existing line.

Over 10 homes have been evacuated in the area and traffic is being rerouted until repair crews fix the gas line.

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EMS Advisory Council seeks to fill vacancy

Submitted by Mary Burrell, Operations Manager, Pinellas County Communications
Friday, February 24th, 2012, 9:35am
EMS Advisory Council seeks to fill vacancy

Pinellas County officials are looking to fill a vacancy on the county’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, an advisory group that provides information about emergency medical services issues in Pinellas County to the Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the county’s EMS Authority.

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St. Pete, Lakeland to lose postmarks

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood
Friday, February 24th, 2012, 12:31am

Tampa, Fla. -- After a five-month study into mail processing at some distribution centers, the Postal Service has decided to move some of its mail processing operations.

The local processing and distribution centers moves include:

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St. Pete city councilors debate allowing food trucks Downtown

Submitted by Libby Hendren, News Producer
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012, 6:39pm
St. Pete city councilors debate allowing food trucks Downtown

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- You've seen them all over the Bay area from Tampa to Sarasota, but St. Pete city council members are debating whether food trucks have a place in Downtown, and how to regulate vendors.

A committee heard ideas about where the food trucks could be set up and what fees they could be charged.

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