Top 10 July Stories: Hooters Crash, Life-Saving Meter Reader

1. Woman Crashes Car Into Hooters in Suicide Attempt: Clearwater Police

The original Hooters received minor damage after a car crashed into it Sunday morning.

2. How a Meter Reader Saved a Woman's Life

Find out how this Clearwater city employee saved a woman's life — and earned a day off from work in the process.

3. UPDATE: Paramedic Dies in Crash That Shut Down Clearwater Intersection

The fatal accident involving a car and motorcycle happened around 4:30 p.m. at Keene Road and Gulf to Bay Boulevard.

4. Fourth of July Fireworks Map for Clearwater, Tampa Bay Area

Just click on the icons to read about fireworks displays and celebrations in your neighborhood and across the Tampa Bay region.

5. Resident Fed Up With Budget Inn Issues

A Clearwater Patch readers shares her thoughts about problems in the East Gateway area.

6. Red Light Camera Violator of the Week: Caddy Coming Through

Watch as the driver in this Cadillac becomes the latest Red Light Camera Violator of the Week.

7. Motorcyclist Dead After Belcher Road Accident

Anthony Nicholas Viggiano died after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident near Belcher Road and Cleveland Street late Sunday night.

8. Funnel Cloud Spotted in Clearwater

The weather photo was taken Monday evening along U.S. 19 in Clearwater, and a waterspout was later confirmed in the area. Did you see anything?

9. Red Light Camera Violator of the Week: Turn Into Trouble

See this close call at Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Belcher Road that made the latest Red Light Camera Violator of the Week.

10. Clearwater Man Charged in Shooting Death in Tampa

John Fitzgerald Chatman Jr., 19, pistol whipped one man, threatened another and shot a third man to death during a fight in Tampa, according to police.