Retrial under way in 2008 store burglary, shooting of deputy
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Monday, November 22, 2010 DADE CITY — Robert Anthony Green was just 15 when, authorities say, he and a friend climbed through an air conditioning duct to rob...
View ArticleLiberty Mutual Insurance denies Hernando's claim for dredge project
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Hernando County officials eager to get the derailed Hernando Beach channel dredge back on track got more bad news...
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As friendship blossoms, the world looks rosier
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Barbara Hartwell, right, shares a laugh with Dorothy Carlson this week at Westminster Palms nursing home in St. Petersburg. ST....
View ArticleApollo Beach neighborhood discriminated against Orthodox Jew, county says
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 TAMPA — Hillsborough County is suing an Apollo Beach homeowners association in federal court, contending it has discriminated...
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Bone marrow donor and recipient celebrate 20 years after transplant
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Marrow recipient Lynn Kennedy, 56, center, holds her 2-month-old great-grandson Emmett Kennedy while heading out for groceries...
View ArticleTastes change — thank goodness
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 It was one of those Thanksgiving celebrations served up for kids by the hundreds in the school cafeteria. The blond-haired, blue-eyed...
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A farmer born on Thanksgiving feels close to the birds he raises
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 “They get kind of nervous this time of year, but don’t worry, they start to calm down in January,” said Frank Yager, 71, as he eyes a...
View ArticleJudge denies reggae star Buju Banton's request to perform live concert
Times staff Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Judge denies banton's request to performThe show apparently won't go on for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who has been on house arrest in Broward County...
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Times staff Wednesday, November 24, 2010 LUTZ One injured in mobile home fire A man has been hospitalized with burns after his mobile home caught on fire Wednesday afternoon near U.S. 41 and Crystal...
View ArticleUSF St. Petersburg to build student center, without city help
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Days after they turned down an offer from city officials for help in financing a $20 million student center and...
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Since high school, same guys gather for holiday football game
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, November 24, 2010 From left, Mike Rath of Brunswick, Ga., and Eric Hobelmann and Richie Watkins, both of St. Petersburg, huddle during their annual holiday...
View ArticleTwo homeless after candle causes Thanksgiving eve blaze
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 CLEARWATERFire LEAVES 2 HOMELESSAn unattended candle sparked a Thanksgiving eve fire that badly damaged a single-family home and left a...
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Fragrant oils fuel inferno at Dade City Business Center
By Erin Sullivan and Luis Perez, Times Staff Writers Thursday, November 25, 2010 Firefighters from Pasco work on Thursday at the Dade City Business Center, where a fire broke out Wednesday night at...
View ArticleRecycle turkey fryer grease at Clearwater drop-off center
Times staff Thursday, November 25, 2010 ClearwaterRecycle turkey fryer grease at drop-off centerHoliday leftovers are tasty, but the grease left behind by turkey fryers certainly isn't. If you use a...
View ArticleHernando County Medical Alliance to host Women's Expo on Dec. 4
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 SPRING HILL Learn about health at Women's Expo The Hernando County Medical Alliance will host a Women's Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec....
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Glitches in new parking fee system causes confusion at county parks
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 Pay stations are at Hudson Beach now as Pasco County begins charging a $2 parking fee per vehicle at area parks. HUDSON BEACH — On...
View ArticleHCA trauma plan reveals politics behind lifesaving service
By Letitia Stein, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 The clock starts ticking with each emergency call. Paramedics have an hour to get trauma victims to a hospital to have the best chance...
View ArticlePasco residents asked to take online county survey by Nov. 30
Times staff Thursday, November 25, 2010 COUNTYWIDEOnline survey seeks input from ResidentsPasco County residents have until Tuesday to take an online survey that commissioners will use as they plan...
View ArticleUntended pot of boiling potatoes ignites a blaze that leaves two families...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 PALMETTO BEACH — Personnel at Tampa's Palmetto Beach fire station heard someone pounding on the front door at 4:47 a.m....
View ArticlePasco teachers union president Lynne Webb explains how impasse works
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 25, 2010 Hours before three new School Board members took office this month, union leaders declared an impasse in contract negotiations....
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