Deputy Fired, Florida's Best High Schools, Homicide Arrest

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top headlines from the past day:

Stroller-Pushing Grandma May Face Charges After Crash

The Sarasota Police Department says a 42-year-old grandmother may face charges in a Tuesday morning pedestrian crash that sent her and her 1 1/2-year-old grandson to local hospitals.

Arrest Made In St. Pete Homicide

The long arm of the law has caught up with a man wanted in connection with an April 7 homicide in St. Petersburg. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force found Juan Carlos Jimenez, 33, hiding out at a family member’s home in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

Bright House Offers Frustrated Frontier Customers A Deal

As Frontier Communications continues to field complaints from Tampa Bay area customers following its April 1 takeover of Verizon FiOS services, Bright House Networks is offering a deal it hopes some will find too good to pass by.

Detention Deputy Fired After Cuffed Inmate Slapped

A 47-year-old Pasco County detention deputy found herself booked into her own jail following a Monday incident involving a handcuffed inmate.

Watch: Skateboarder Ollies Over Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Not every city can say its mayor is brave enough to take part in a stunt. But, then again, not every city has Bob Buckhorn as its mayor. Well-known for defending Tampa from rowdy bands of pirates, Buckhorn recently took his bravado to a whole new level when he took part in a death defying, or at least injury risking, feat staged at Perry Harvey Sr. Park.

Top 100 Florida High Schools Ranked

The number crunchers at U.S. News & World Report have released their annual rankings of the “Best High Schools” in the country. While Florida only had one entry in the Top 10 nationally, the Sunshine State does have a number of standout schools, according to the publication.

Woman Dies After Car Forced Off St. Pete Road, Police Say

The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating a Tuesday morning crash that left a 40-year-old woman dead. According to the agency, April Morrow of St. Petersburg was a passenger in a Nissan Murano driven by her sister Tina Morrow, 37. The vehicle was traveling on 16th Avenue South around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday when police say the Murano “was forced off of the roadway and into a telephone pole by another vehicle.”

Tampa Bay’s Top High Schools Ranked

U.S. News & World Report has crunched the numbers to create its annual rankings of the “Best High Schools” in the country. While only one school in the Tampa Bay region made the national Top 10 list, a number of local schools did do well in statewide rankings.

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