Hernando commission rejects fees for youth leagues
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — Youth leagues won't be paying for use of the county's athletic fields after all.The Hernando County Commission voted...
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Clearwater woman arrested in year-old hit-and-run death
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Mollie Anne Dove, 21, of 27350 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving a death; and driving with...
View ArticleVictims testify in Apollo Beach rape case
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA —The 27-year-old woman stood in the courtroom and pointed to the chained inmate at the defense table.That was him, she testified...
View ArticlePlant City police raid major marijuana grow house
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 PLANT CITY — Plant City officers raided one of the largest grow houses the city has ever seen.About 8 a.m. Tuesday, the...
View ArticleWife of cop killer expresses sympathy to fallen officers, families
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — The wife of the man who fatally shot two St. Petersburg police officers expressed her sympathy Tuesday for the slain...
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Sailboat runs aground on Redington Shores beach
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 A sailboat, aptly named Perseverance, draws a crowd as it lies beached on Redington Shores Tuesday morning. REDINGTON SHORES — A 27-foot...
View ArticleLargo to sell old city office equipment Saturday
Times staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011 LargoCity will sell old office equipment on SaturdayThe city of Largo is holding a public sale of office equipment from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the old Largo...
View ArticleHillsborough police chase ends with suicide attempt
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA — A woman shot herself in the mouth Tuesday during an apparent suicide attempt after a police chase, deputies said.The woman went...
View ArticleHillsborough weighs options on early-release days
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA — No quick fix emerged Tuesday to solve Hillsborough's school calendar tangle. Speaking at a School Board workshop, district staff...
View ArticleHernando, Hillsborough cancel after-school activities as storm approaches
Times staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011 BROOKSVILLE --The powerful storm roared through central Hernando County late Tuesday afternoon, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging homes.The storm,...
View ArticleAfter pursuit, deputies arrest three in Durant home burglary
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 DURANT — After a 7-mile chase, Hillsborough County deputies arrested three people suspected of stealing electronics from a home...
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USF students help clean up Wall Springs Park in Palm Harbor
By Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 University of South Florida students volunteered to help revitalize Wall Springs Park, Palm Harbor, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr....
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Doctors, dentists nudge out banks, restaurants in snapping up properties
By Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Plastic surgeon Christian Drehsen bought McNulty Station in downtown St. Petersburg and will put a surgery center and medispa...
View ArticleBroken water mains shift traffic on Hillsborough Avenue, West Shore Boulevard
Times staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA — Broken water mains on two major roadways will temporarily change traffic patterns. Cars traveling west on E Hillsborough Avenue will experience a lane...
View ArticleCrash blocks lanes at Tampa's Florida Avenue and Scott Street
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA — Police blocked off the two left lanes of N Florida Avenue at Scott Street on Tuesday afternoon because of a crash. At 2:40 p.m.,...
View ArticleFormer St. Petersburg pharmacist gets three years in prison for giving out...
Times staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011 TAMPA — A federal judge has sentenced a pharmacist to nearly three years in prison Tuesday for improperly dispensing and distributing oxycodone. Adam Nagy, 30,...
View ArticleSunshine Law investigation targets Madeira Beach officials
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Tuesday, January 25, 2011 MADEIRA BEACH — The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office is investigating a possible Sunshine Law violation involving two City...
View ArticleAnonymous call ends free haircuts for needy kids in Largo
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 25, 2011 LARGO — City employees at Southwest Recreation Center were forced to stop giving free haircuts to underprivileged children this month after...
View ArticleOne person rescued from car after St. Petersburg gas station canopy collapses
By Jamal Thalji, Luis Perez and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, January 25, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Firefighters have rescued a woman who was trapped in her vehicle after a gas station...
View ArticleAstronomy Night planned for Saturday
Times staff Tuesday, January 25, 2011 BROOKSVILLE Astronomy Night planned for Saturday Chinsegut Nature Center will sponsor an Astronomy Night with the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club from 6:30 to 8:30...
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