DNA is the star witness as Pasco murder trial begins
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 DADE CITY — As she was being choked and beaten in the bedroom of her Land O'Lakes apartment, Teresa Lodge fought back.She scratched and...
View ArticleLocal homeless counts to take place next week
By Danny Valentine and Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writers Friday, January 21, 2011 Officials in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties expect to see more homeless people during next week's census because...
View ArticleBrooksville residents get more time to protest cleanup plan
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 BROOKSVILLE - The long-awaited clean up of the contamination at the county's old public works compound will have to wait awhile...
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After UT student's death, mother finds joy in the life he helped save
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 Louie Olivarez stands at the corner of Kennedy and North Boulevard, the site of an accident in 2009 that killed Eric Nicoletti. Olivarez...
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Hernando business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 HELPING HAND FOR MILITARY FAMILIES: Brooksville lawyer Frank Miller and Capital City Bank of Brooksville, along with Standing Tall For...
View ArticleNew Port Richey parts ways with longtime city attorney
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 NEW PORT RICHEY – What exactly happened between officials to send the city's longtime attorney packing?Some say tensions may have flared –...
View ArticleTuranchik and Buckhorn thrust while Greco parries at mayoral forum
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 TAMPA — Ed Turanchik and Bob Buckhorn attacked Dick Greco on Friday during a Westshore Alliance mayoral candidates forum noteworthy for...
View ArticleConvicted child molester faces new charges in Pasco
Times staff Friday, January 21, 2011 ZEPHYRHILLS — A man already sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison was transferred to the Pasco County jail Thursday to face charges he sexually abused a...
View ArticleSt. Paul the Apostle moving to new location near Brooksville
By Gail Hollenbeck, Time Correspondent Friday, January 21, 2011 SPRING HILL — Gerald Miller was not happy about the news he had to deliver to the congregation of St. Paul the Apostle Church last...
View ArticlePort Richey man turned to robbery for non-food stamp victuals, deputies say
Times staff Friday, January 21, 2011 PORT RICHEY — A 40-year-old man is accused of attempting to rob a Circle K so he could get money to buy "beer, cigarettes, cat food and toilet paper" — everything...
View ArticleHernando commissioners warm to doing dredge themselves
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 BROOKSVILLE - A new direction seems likely for the most snake-bit public works project in recent Hernando County, the Hernando Beach...
View ArticleTampa International Airport's 'international' flights take another hit
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 Tampa International's next international flight is stumbling out of the gate.And that can't be a good sign for the airport's efforts to...
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Shot in the brain, Tampa patient works toward recovery
By Richard Martin, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 University Community Hospital therapy team leader Kavita Jain helps patient Richard Cantu, 31, stand up in the hospital’s rehabilitation...
View ArticleVictim in insanity defense stabbing dies after night of drinking
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Last week prosecutors decided not to put Hector Luis Ortiz Jr. on trial for the attempted murder of Daniel Traum. They...
View ArticleObsession with Montana prodigy leads New Port Richey man to deadly standoff
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 Thomas Kyros, 81, slow, shuffling, obsessed, had just shot a woman six times. It was 1:18 p.m. Monday on Outlaw Hill Road just outside...
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In Pasco County, a retired CPA has been inspired by his son to do good
By Mindy Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Friday, January 21, 2011 Retired CPA Barry Poppel spends his free time volunteering for charitable causes. Poppel helped start a “Cook for Kids” program, which...
View ArticleRecently sentenced man accused of another sexual battery
Times staff Friday, January 21, 2011 ZEPHYRHILLS Prisoner accused of another sexual batteryA man already sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison was transferred to the Pasco County jail...
View ArticleTampa panhandlers say ban could trigger crime and homelessness
By Tia Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 TAMPA — It was Mother Nature and steady downpours that hampered panhandlers' efforts to collect cash on Friday.But many said they were aware...
View ArticleTask force wants to improve Hernando County's technical education programs
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — The rookie state lawmaker asked for suggestions on how to improve opportunities for students in technical and career education...
View ArticleIn Pinellas, summit focuses on ways to create jobs
By Joey Flechas, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011 CLEARWATER — About 80 local business owners eager to share their ideas for creating more jobs met Friday with Pinellas legislators during a...
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