Ron Rice faces a challenge leading Pasco Democratic Party
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 12, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — One-time state House candidate Ron Rice is poised to become the new chairman of the Pasco Democratic Party.Rice, now a...
View ArticlePasco schools lax in enforcing pay and evaluation rules, audit says
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 12, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — Even as Florida debates the value of performance-based evaluations and differential pay for teachers with the most...
View ArticleCathedral School of St. Jude parents meet to discuss priest's actions
By Waveney Ann Moore Thursday, January 13, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Dozens of parents from the Cathedral School of St. Jude met behind closed doors Wednesday night to discuss concerns about how a priest...
View ArticleTemperatures drop near freezing for much of Tampa Bay
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 Frigid weather greeted Tampa Bay residents early Thursday as temperatures dipped into the high 20s and low 30s.With winds around 10 to...
View ArticleStudent injured in Tarpon Springs school bus crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 TARPON SPRINGS — One student suffered minor injuries early Thursday after a school bus was rear-ended on Alt. U.S. 19 and Wood Dove...
View ArticleTampa Bayshore rape trial continues with mistrial looming
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 TAMPA — The fourth day of a dramatic rape trial begins Thursday with a looming question: Will it even continue?Luis Munuzuri-Harris,...
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Questions cloud Tampa Bayshore rape trial as mistrial looms
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 Luis Munuzuri-Harris is seated in court with assistant public defender Chuck Traina and public defender Maria Pavlidis Thursday. TAMPA...
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Mistrial request denied, Tampa Bayshore rape trial will continue
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 Luis Munuzuri-Harris is seated in court with assistant public defender Chuck Traina and public defender Maria Pavlidis Thursday. TAMPA...
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After long absence, St. Petersburg Council Member Leslie Curran returns
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — More than four months after a bike accident left her with a severe concussion, Council Member Leslie Curran...
View ArticleTarpon Springs' former police chief, manager, dies at 87
By Rita Farlow, Demorris Lee and Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writers Thursday, January 13, 2011 TARPON SPRINGS — Blaine LeCouris, 87, Tarpon's former police chief and city manager and the father of...
View ArticlePolice: Two arrested in revenge RV arson in St. Petersburg
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A St. Petersburg man is accused of torching a parked RV in December after he disputed work an auto shop did on his...
View ArticleThree accused of running drug operation in Hernando
Times staff Thursday, January 13, 2011 SPRING HILL — Hernando County Sheriff's deputies, acting on a search warrant, arrested three men Wednesday in connection with a drug trafficking operation at...
View ArticleWoman in her 60s struck by Pasco detective's vehicle
Times staff Thursday, January 13, 2011 NEW PORT RICHEY — A woman in her 60s was injured Wednesday night after being hit by a Pasco sheriff's cruiser, authorities said.Detective Bruce Cohen, who serves...
View ArticleShea Hughes tells grand jury his father's loan to Jim Norman's wife was not...
Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 TAMPA — Shea Hughes, son of the late businessman who loaned Jim Norman's wife $500,000, has testified before a federal grand jury about the...
View ArticleHillsborough deputies make arrests in two murder cases, including 2001 killing
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 TAMPA — Hillsborough sheriff's detectives say they have cracked two murder cases.In one case, deputies arrested a man wanted in...
View ArticleWestbound Howard Frankland re-opens after an hour
Times Staff Thursday, January 13, 2011 TAMPA — All lanes on the westbound span of the Howard Franklin Bridge are now open after being closed for about an hour Thursday afternoon.A spokeswoman for the...
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Pasco man accused of stealing $50K from aircraft hobbyists
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — In August, the president of the Bay City Flyers, a remote-control aircraft club with 220 local members, tried to buy a...
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Dunedin has a full schedule of events for Diversity Week
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, January 13, 2011 Young marchers show their feelings about unity during last year’s Diversity Week in Dunedin. There will be another march Saturday...
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Mural project had a few skirmishes, too
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 13, 2011 In October 2002, when he was nearly finished with the mural, Spring Hill artist Tony Caparello said, “I’ve been working on this through...
View ArticleCARES trip plans include Chihuly, casino, hockey for February
Times staff Tuesday, January 18, 2011 COUNTYWIDEchihuly, casino, hockey trips on february slateLooking to get out? The CARES Travel Department has announced its lineup of trips for February.• Feb. 7:...
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