Council plans to replace outdoor music ban in Port Richey with a compromise
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 13, 2010 PORT RICHEY — The city's controversial law banning businesses from playing music outdoors is one note closer to being overturned.The...
View ArticleDemocrats' call for Meek to give up U.S. Senate bid comes too late
Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Talk of Kendrick Meek dropping his U.S. Senate bid continues to create buzz, but it's way too late in the process.The Democrats needed to...
View ArticleNorman and Ambler wait
Times staff Wednesday, October 13, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman and state Rep. Kevin Ambler, political rivals embroiled in a lawsuit, were still...
View ArticleNorman and Ambler wait for judge's ruling
Times staff Wednesday, October 13, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman and state Rep. Kevin Ambler, political rivals embroiled in a lawsuit, were still...
View ArticleElderly man injured in third burglary attempt at his home in three weeks
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 13, 2010 TAMPA — From his bed in St. Joseph's Hospital, 87-year-old Tom Parks talked about how his home was burglarized three times in three...
View ArticleLakeview parents protest proposal to move fundamental program
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 13, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — The first night, they heard from International Baccalaureate parents. The second, the talk was mostly...
View ArticleFlorida could soon become No. 1 state for foreclosures
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Florida isn't quite the foreclosure capital of the country. But it's getting closer.The gap between the Sunshine State and No. 1...
View ArticleSuspect in white SUV shoots, injures two people in Tampa
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — Shots fired early Thursday from a white SUV hit two people, police said.James C. Henry, 45, was shot in the hand. Another...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg prostitution sting nets 5
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Five men are accused of soliciting a prostitute after a police sting Wednesday afternoon, according to police.Police...
View ArticleGas leak closes intersection in Dunedin
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 DUNEDIN — The intersection at Main Street and Virginia Street was closed Thursday morning after a gas station worker punctured a...
View ArticleDeputies, neighbors identify Riverview man found shot to death after burglary...
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 RIVERVIEW — Neighbors didn't know David Douglas Briell III by name, but they knew what he was like. He was big, tall and ripped. He...
View ArticleMotorist dies in Weeki Wachee crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 WEEKI WACHEE — A motorist died after a Thursday morning crash near U.S. 19 and Commercial Way N, according to the Florida Highway...
View ArticleTIA's new free parking policy benefits only those who stay for less than an hour
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Starting Friday, you'll get an hour free parking at Tampa International Airport's short- and long-term garages only if you leave before...
View ArticleOff-duty deputy nabs sex offender wearing a deputy's badge in Dunedin
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 DUNEDIN — A sharp-eyed off-duty detective may have prevented a sex crime when he recognized a sex offender stealing candy and children's...
View ArticlePinellas school board's faith in superintendent erodes a bit
By Ron Matus, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Pinellas superintendent Julie Janssen's decision to stick by an embattled administrator has cost her support among school board members,...
View ArticleInvestigation closed, but questions remain in crash that killed retired Navy...
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — After more than two months of investigating, police do not know whether retired Navy admiral Lee Roy Collins Jr. was in a...
View ArticlePasco reduces fire engine staffing amid budget crunch
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Pasco County taxpayers may be paying more for fire protection this year, but so far they are getting less for their money: Over the...
View ArticleHalf of northbound lanes closed on Howard Frankland bridge
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Drivers, you may want to take the Gandy Bridge today. Or the Courtney Campbell Parkway.Half of the northbound lanes on I-275 are closed...
View ArticleHoward Frankland Bridge lanes reopen for rush hour
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 All eastbound lanes reopened on the Howard Frankland Bridge after maintenance work closed half the road for hours.Transportation...
View ArticleLargo police responding to bank robbery
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 LARGO — Police are responding to an armed robbery at the BB&T bank at 14141 Walsingham Road.Largo police say the call came in at 1:28 p.m. Thursday....
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