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Clearwater woman up to $21,000 on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'
Times staff Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Police say a man robbed a Dollar General at 1600 N Myrtle Ave. at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday. CLEARWATER Local woman up to $21,000 on 'Millionaire' Clearwater...
View ArticleMan with gunshot wound dropped off at Plant City hospital
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 PLANT CITY — A man was dropped off at South Florida Baptist Hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night.Deputies had gone to...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg gives up police pension legal fight to tune of $1.5 million
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — The city has capitulated in its four-year legal battle with former officers who sued to get back money they paid into...
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Raymond Castro played key role in 1969 Stonewall rebellion
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Raymond Castro was arrested in a raid on New York’s Stonewall Inn in 1969. MADEIRA BEACH — In the late 1960s, just being openly gay in...
View ArticleHernando School Board okays raises for administrative staff and PTS
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — To hear superintendent Bryan Blavatt tell it, one of the ways to ensure that the Hernando County School District excels is...
View ArticleLegal case aims to untangle state House candidate's finances
By Kim Wilmath and Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 TAMPA — Inspired by Jim Norman's day in court, the vice chairman of the Hillsborough County Democratic Party is suing...
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Free lunch for seniors returns to Zephyrhills
By Ebony Windom, Times Correspondent Wednesday, October 20, 2010 From left, Lora Staples, Pat Amburgey, Rose Carrigg and Cora Nyvall fix and serve meals at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in...
View ArticleAqua customers in uproar over utility's request for higher rates
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Her drinking water smells like a swimming pool, her toilet water turns reddish brown when she has been away for a...
View ArticleMan taken to Tampa General after setting himself on fire
Times staff Thursday, October 21, 2010 TAMPA — A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after lighting himself on fire in his front yard, Hillsborough County sheriff's...
View ArticlePoll shows Tampa Bay parents satisfied with schools, teachers
By Nandini Jayakrishna, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Even as some reformers describe a crisis in public education, Tampa Bay area residents are offering a time-tested response: My...
View ArticleAfter 14 years of Republican control, have GOP leaders proved they're...
By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Wednesday, October 20, 2010 I wouldn't call our state Republican legislative leaders "crooks, clowns and cowboys," but former Public Service Commission Chairwoman...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg seeks help in paying for homeless consultant
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 20, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — The city is asking other governments to help pay an expert to develop a plan to deal with a growing homelessness...
View ArticleTropical Depression 19 in western Caribbean could threaten Florida
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 21, 2010 The 19th tropical depression of the 2010 hurricane season formed late Wednesday night and is expected to develop into a tropical storm...
View ArticleMan in court for hit-and-run death of USF bicyclist
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 21, 2010 TAMPA — A man makes his first appearance in court Thursday morning after deputies arrested him late Tuesday on charges of leaving the...
View ArticlePolice: Pedestrian killed after stepping in front of pickup truck in St....
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Thursday, October 21, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A pedestrian was killed early Thursday morning when he stepped in front of a pickup truck, police said.The crash happened...
View ArticleHalloween swing dance among upcoming events
Times staff Friday, October 22, 2010 LARGORemembering those lost to drug, alcohol abuseA candlelight vigil to remember those who have died in Pinellas County from drug- and alcohol-related abuse will...
View ArticleLakeview Fundamental Elementary parents fighting plan to move students to...
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 22, 2010 Parents from A-rated Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School are stepping up their efforts to oppose a proposed move to D-rated...
View ArticleHernando churches offer fall festivals for the family
By Gail Hollenbeck, Times Correspondent Friday, October 22, 2010 To usher in fall, several local churches have planned fun activities for families over the next several weeks.The activities begin...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg lawyer accused of smuggling pain pills into Pinellas jail
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Friday, October 22, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas sheriff's deputies have arrested a local lawyer on charges he tried to bring oxycodone pills to the Pinellas County...
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Young rabbi returns home to open Chabad in Clearwater
By Mindi Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Friday, October 22, 2010 Rabbi Yankel Adler, 25, left, with 6-month-old daughter Rochel Adler and wife Chanie Adler, 22, moved from Brooklyn to open a...
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