Florida Clemency Board pardons Jim Morrison posthumously in 1969 Miami incident
By Rob Farley, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 9, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — The state board of clemency voted unanimously Thursday at the recommendation of Gov. Charlie Crist to grant a posthumous...
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When digging in the dirt, club members find treasure, junk and friendship
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 Brent Granger listens closely as he and his fellow members of the West State Archaeological Society search the beach of Picnic Island...
View ArticlePedestrian killed crossing road in Clearwater was homeless man
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 CLEARWATER — Police have identified the 57-year-old man who was killed while crossing Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard on Wednesday evening.John Robert...
View ArticleDeputies: Largo woman let boy wander while she smoked pot
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 LARGO — Authorities say a Largo woman left a 2-year-old boy outside unsupervised Thursday while she smoked marijuana inside her...
View ArticleSon of Tampa fire investigator used his gun in St. Petersburg robbery, police...
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 TAMPA — A supervisor for Tampa Fire Rescue has been demoted after his son was linked to a St. Petersburg home invasion this summer where...
View ArticleHernando County churches present Christmas concerts
Gail Hollenbeck, Times Correspondent Friday, December 10, 2010 From an interactive visit to Bethlehem to musical dramas to an award-winning gospel singing group, local churches have a lot to offer in...
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Hernando County business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 Help for community clinic: Medical staff members from Brooksville Regional and Spring Hill Regional hospitals made a recent donation to the...
View ArticleTwo pushed off balcony in serious condition, Tampa police say
By Dan Sullivan and Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writers Friday, December 10, 2010 TAMPA — A man pushed his girlfriend and her adult son off a second-story balcony Friday, police said.Police...
View ArticleMan sought in robbery of SunTrust Bank in Spring Hill
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 SPRING HILL — Hernando County authorities are on the lookout for a man who robbed a SunTrust Bank on Friday afternoon.The man handed a...
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As grass grew, so did Ray Bradley's landscaping business
By Becky Bowers, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 Rusty Miles, left, and Ray Bradley, right, visit with Alfonso Beltran at Innisbrook golf and spa resort in Palm Harbor where Bradley’s...
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Events in Hernando County week of Dec. 11-18
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 Annie, played by Holly Frendberg, 9, the dog, Sandy, played by Springstead High senior Sarah Huff, star in the production of Annie today....
View ArticleMore than 260 apply to adopt abandoned Shih Tzus
Times staff Friday, December 10, 2010 BROOKSVILLEMORE THAN 260 APPLY TO ADOPT 63 Shih TzusThere is a big demand for the 63 little dogs found abandoned near Brooksville last month. Hernando County...
View ArticleTwo neo-Nazis point finger at Ditullio in stabbing trial
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Cory Patnode and John Berry were standing outside their neo-Nazi clubhouse one night in March 2006 when a next door...
View ArticlePasco: Swim team hoodies spark Wiregrass Ranch spat
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times staff writer Friday, December 10, 2010 WESLEY CHAPEL — A former Wiregrass Ranch High School girls swimming coach is threatening to sue the school booster club over $754 in...
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Pasco nurse accused of helping herself to patient funds
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A 34-year-old nurse is accused of stealing $5,150 from an 80-year-old man, who has since died.Candace L. Aster, of...
View ArticleFeds arrest former Pasco caregiver on fraud charges
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 10, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A 61-year-old caregiver was arrested Thursday in West Virginia after a federal investigation said she swindled funds...
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Beaded artwork is uniquely sparkling
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 11, 2010 Kristen DePante’s company, Grass Roots Creations, produces collectible art, from tiny magnets to large animals, that are painstakingly put...
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SPCA of Hernando County needs pet food
Times staff Saturday, December 11, 2010 Volunteer De Wilson decorates the tree on the Kiwanis Club of Brooksville’s float Saturday morning before the 36th annual Brooksville Christmas Parade. The...
View ArticlePinellas County military news
Saturday, December 11, 2010 Navy Seaman Recruit Joshua Santos, son of Apolonia Torres of Clearwater and Harry Santos of Orlando, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great...
View ArticlePair of fundraisers seeking cash, toy donations
Times staff Saturday, December 11, 2010 CLEARWATERPair of holiday fundraisers seek donationsThe deadline is Wednesday for donations to two holiday fundraisers being organized by the Clearwater Police...
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