Tampa mayor's candidates to meet in live, televised debate Feb. 8
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — The five major candidates for mayor of Tampa will meet in a 90-minute "Conversation with the Candidates" televised live from...
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Port Richey retirees' daughter finds way to put new roof over their heads
By Robert Napper, Times Correspondent Tuesday, January 18, 2011 June and Walter Savoldy watch and listen Tuesday morning below a front yard awning as a crew from Ryman Roofing Inc. tears off the old...
View ArticleMentor program promotes self-esteem to help folks get out of rut
By Beth N. Gray, Times Correspondent Tuesday, January 18, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — A pair of recent arrivals in Hernando County are doing their best to help the people of their adopted hometown through a new...
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Hernando legislators warn of cutbacks ahead
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Rep. Robert Schenck talks with Sen. Mike Fasano during a meeting of the Hernando County legislative delegation Tuesday afternoon. The...
View ArticleHernando sheriff forfeits state accreditation to tighten budget
By John Woodrow Cox, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — Less than a month into his new job, Sheriff Al Nienhuis has reorganized the agency to save thousands of dollars and...
View ArticleMartha Brincklow introduced students to world's finest art
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 DUNEDIN — Art museums of Europe came to know Martha Brincklow over the years, almost as well as she knew them. Mrs. Brincklow took...
View ArticlePinellas Park detective cracked first murder case in a day
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 PINELLAS PARK — The police detective knew the two women were not coming clean about the killing at their apartment complex.Leading her...
View ArticleInvestigators looking into how gun went off inside Tampa police squad room
Times staff Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — Internal Affairs investigators are looking into how a gun went off Monday afternoon in a squad room, striking the utility belt of an officer.The police...
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Clearwater chamber honors couple for service
By Joey Flechas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 George and Maria Cantonis, illuminated by a slide show in their honor Tuesday night, accept the award as Mr. and Mrs. Clearwater during...
View ArticleOwner of Hillsborough auto sale business charged with trafficking cocaine
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 CLAIR MEL — Deputies charged an auto sales lot owner with trafficking in cocaine Tuesday afternoon following a search of his...
View ArticleChange in law could reduce absentee voting in Tampa elections
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — Absentee ballots for the city's March 1 elections are starting to go into the mail, but a change to state law means many Tampa...
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Bob Kersteen to challenge Herb Polson for St. Petersburg City Council seat
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Herb Polson, 62, won in 2007 with 52 percent of the vote. ST. PETERSBURG — As he considers a third try to beat out Herb Polson for a...
View ArticleTampa man sentenced to 62 years in robbery and carjacking at Waffle House
Times staff Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — A federal judge sentenced a man to 62 years in prison Tuesday for his role in the robbery of a Waffle House that led to police chase in 2007.Frederick...
View ArticleTempers rise with big spike in water bills
By Jack Nicas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — A debate is brewing between the city's water department and dozens of residents demanding to know why their water bills...
View ArticlePedestrian seriously injured in Tampa crash
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 18, 2011 TAMPA — A pedestrian hit by a vehicle on Hillsborough Avenue suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday night, police said.The woman was...
View ArticleDriver dies after car vaults from I-75 into Little Manatee River
Times staff Tuesday, January 18, 2011 RUSKIN — The driver of a Volvo died Tuesday after the car hit the center median on Interstate 75 and vaulted into the Little Manatee River.The Florida Highway...
View ArticleTroopers identify driver in fatal Hillsborough crash on I-75 as Connecticut man
Times staff Tuesday, January 18, 2011 RUSKIN — Troopers identified the man who died Tuesday in a crash on Interstate 75 as 58-year-old Richard Serfass of Bloomfield, Conn.The Florida Highway Patrol...
View ArticleExpect a brief cold front after early morning rain, fog
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Scattered showers should be gone by early Wednesday morning and temperatures should be about 10 degrees cooler Wednesday night than it...
View ArticleExpect a brief cold front, fog
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 19, 2011 It should be about 10 degrees cooler Wednesday night than it was in the morning.Parts of Tampa Bay got up to a quarter of an inch of...
View ArticlePasco's San Antonio approves sweeping ban on sex offenders
Times staff Wednesday, January 19, 2011 SAN ANTONIO — City officials adopted an ordinance Tuesday night that effectively puts this east Pasco town off-limits to registered sex offenders.The San Antonio...
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