Bail conditions proposed for reggae star Buju Banton
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — If internationally known reggae star Buju Banton wants to get out of jail before his re-trial on cocaine conspiracy charges,...
View ArticleHernando Night Life
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Bar Envy: 11060 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. DJ Rhinestone from Wild 94.1 FM, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. Latin Night, 9 p.m.-2 a.m....
View ArticleHernando commissioner Jeff Stabins announces he's battling skin cancer
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — County Commissioner Jeff Stabins has built a reputation as a scrappy fighter when an issue inspires him. Now, he faces...
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Pasco man accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 PORT RICHEY — A man was arrested early Wednesday after authorities say he showed up at his ex-girlfriend's house and brawled with her new boyfriend.Giuseppe...
View ArticleCity Council rejects call for panhandling ban on Tampa streets
By Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — Citing high unemployment, the City Council on Thursday rejected calls to ban panhandling on city streets."We have a 13 percent...
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Brooksville man paralyzed in 2008 Pasco shootout gets 10 years in prison
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A 19-year-old man who was left partly paralyzed after a Shady Hills robbery and shootout in 2008 pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleArne Duncan praises Hillsborough's reforms, union collaboration in Tampa visit
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — Listen to teachers and their unions, and they will back tough reform efforts.That was the message U.S. Secretary of Education...
View ArticleBrendan Terry to spend 30 years in prison for Brandon trash bin murder
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — Brendan Lee Terry will spend 30 years in prison for his role in the grisly murder of Robert Brewer, according to a plea...
View ArticleMembers of Pasco insurance fraud ring take pleas
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Four people who were implicated this year in an insurance fraud scheme pleaded in court Thursday were sentenced to...
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Pasco cleaning lady accused of taking client's collectible doll
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A cleaning lady is accused of taking a collectible doll worth $3,000 from a client's home.Deborah Ann Jelicks, 40, admitted to deputies that...
View ArticleStroke claims west Florida institution Gene Turner, 92
By Jeff Klinkenberg, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Death has silenced Gene Turner, a man who otherwise would have talked your ears off and the ears of your neighbor and your neighbor's...
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Book signings by photographer Carlton Ward Jr. part of big Brooksville weekend
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 In this photo from Florida Cowboys: Keepers of the Last Frontier, Clint Lightsey of Lightsey Cattle Co., based in Lake Wales, moves...
View ArticlePassenger killed in Interstate 75 crash
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 BRANDON — Traffic on southbound Interstate 75 slowed Thursday after a fatal crash near the State Road 60 exit. At 3:01 p.m., a car veered into a sport utility...
View ArticleHernando Clerk pulls plug on high-salaried position
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 BROOKSVILLE - With the future of county purchasing operations up in the air, Clerk of the Circuit Court Karen Nicolai has withdrawn...
View ArticleSlain officer's widow starts foundation to connect police and community
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 TAMPA — The wife of slain Tampa police Officer David Curtis has launched a foundation to connect local residents with law...
View ArticleLibertarian Alex Snitker elbows his way into U.S. Senate race
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 Alex Snitker was shadowboxing three men the other day — as usual, from a distance that would not get him arrested.The Libertarian...
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Hudson man accused of stealing metal from AC units
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 HUDSON — A 24-year-old man is accused of cracking open dozens of commercial air conditioning units, stealing the coils and copper parts, and selling the...
View ArticlePolice: 'Serial flasher' from Zephyrhills Walmart arrested
Times staff Thursday, October 14, 2010 ZEPHYRHILLS — Authorities say they've nabbed a serial flasher who has been exposing himself to women at a Walmart parking lot. One of the victims got the man's...
View ArticleNaked man trashed two homes, Pasco deputies say
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — She figured the porch light burned out. It was about 1 a.m. Wednesday and Vickie Bankowski was just getting home from...
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Clearwater Jazz 'N Art Walk is Oct. 16-17
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, October 14, 2010 Sunset Triptych, a canvas giclee by Scott Menaul of Clearwater, was created digitally. Menaul will bring dozens of works to this...
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