Tampa City Council declines to schedule panhandling referendum
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010 TAMPA — The City Council heard an appeal Thursday from the organizer of a petition drive to put a referendum banning roadside...
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Tampa man, 34, missing and presumed to be in danger
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010 TAMPA — A 34-year-old man has been missing since Tuesday night after leaving his house to pick up food for his wife, police said....
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Hernando events
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010 Times files (2003) underwater holiday spectacularWeeki Wachee Springs State Park presents its Winter Waterland Holiday Festival from 7 to...
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Manatee rescued from chilly St. Petersburg harbor, taken to Lowry Park Zoo
By Danny Valentine and Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writers Thursday, December 16, 2010 Biologists rescue a young manatee from the chilly waters of Bayboro Harbor. ST. PETERSBURG — A juvenile manatee...
View ArticlePasco paralegal accused of using client's credit cards
Times staff Thursday, December 16, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A paralegal is accused of going on a $2,200 shopping spree with credit cards belonging to a bankruptcy client.Sauz Mendoza-Grandez, a paralegal...
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Springstead High students present holiday light show with weekend
By Shary Lyssy Marshall, Times Correspondent Thursday, December 16, 2010 Springstead High student Will Allen sits at the control center of “Illuminations.” SPRING HILL — Who knew Santa Claus liked...
View ArticleWoman accused of stubbing out cigarette on man in wheelchair
Times staff Thursday, December 16, 2010 PORT RICHEY — A 25-year-old woman is accused of attacking a man in a wheelchair and putting her cigarette out on the victim's head.According to a report by Port...
View ArticleDarby Road closed as crews battle fire near I-75
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010 SAN ANTONIO — Darby Road east of Interstate 75 is closed as crews battle a seven-acre fire, according to Pasco Fire Rescue.Firefighters...
View ArticleFlames go through roof of house in north Hillsborough
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010 TAMPA — Flames went through the roof of a home Thursday in north Hillsborough County, and firefighters were forced to work from outside...
View ArticleState Supreme Court orders more hearings on motorcyclist's $18M claim against...
Times staff Thursday, December 16, 2010 TAMPA — A court case that has been going on for more than a dozen years —— and that ultimately could be the biggest civil jury award ever against the city of...
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Pasco man faces five auto theft charges, his wife faces one
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 David Allen Madison, 34, and Katharine Lee Madison, 29, were arrested on charges of grand theft auto. Man faces auto theft charges, so does wifeLAND O'LAKES — A...
View ArticleMorgan Auto Group to expand Suncoast Ford, Suncoast Mitsubishi in Pasco
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 PORT RICHEY — Suncoast Ford and Suncoast Mitsubishi have been acquired by a statewide automotive dealer group that plans to renovate and expand the Pasco...
View ArticleHudson woman sentenced in doctor's office fraud
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A former doctor's office billing employee accused of stealing from her employers was sentenced Friday to 30 years of probation and ordered to...
View ArticlePasco man charged in fatal Tampa crash
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer Friday, December 17, 2010 TAMPA — A New Port Richey man was arrested Friday after investigators decided that a November accident that killed a woman in Tampa is a...
View ArticleClearwater public tennis courts will remain dark
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 CLEARWATER — After lobbing all their arguments at City Council, tennis players still didn't get what they wanted.A pack of players...
View ArticleGreater New Port Richey Main Street group takes shaky steps forward
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Judy DeBella Thomas ended her decade as executive director of Greater New Port Richey Main Street with a wavering voice...
View ArticleNew Jersey murder suspect caught in Tampa
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 TAMPA — Police caught up to a fugitive from New Jersey Friday morning and plan to send him home to face charges in two murders.Jeremy...
View ArticleHoliday of Hope celebration to benefit family of Hudson triplets hit by car
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 Spring HillEvent to help triplets' family after accidentA Holiday of Hope celebration will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday to benefit the family of the Hudson...
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Nugent lands seats on vets, security panels
Times staff Friday, December 17, 2010 Ingoglia BROOKSVILLENugent lands seats on vets, security panels Hernando Sheriff and U.S. Rep.-elect Rich Nugent will serve on House committees that tackle issues...
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Brooksville City Council considers plan to demolish subsidized apartment...
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 17, 2010 Housing chief Tommy Brooks says the buildings are suffering from years of neglect. BROOKSVILLE — The Brooksville Housing Authority's plan...
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