Defendant takes stand in Hernando murder trial; defense rests
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — During a contentious and riveting hour and a half on the witness stand Friday morning, a 35-year-old Brooksville man accused...
View ArticleSecond Tampa Bay summit on prescription drug abuse gathers in Tampa
Nicole Hutcheson, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 Times Staff WriterTAMPA -- What can law enforcement do to deter prescription drug abuse? How can doctors tell the difference between an...
View ArticlePrescription drug abuse summit held in Tampa
By Nicole Hutcheson, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 Times Staff WriterTAMPA — What can law enforcement do to deter prescription drug abuse? How can doctors tell the difference between an...
View ArticleBayshore rape suspect disputes police account
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 TAMPA — Police call Luis Harris a rapist. They say he pretended to be a cop last month and abducted a woman along Bayshore...
View ArticleFour hospitalized after single story blaze in Hillsborough
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 WESTCHASE — Two adults and two children were hospitalized for possible smoke inhalation early Friday after a fire at a single story...
View ArticleFour hospitalized after single-story blaze in Citrus Park
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 CITRUS PARK — Two adults and two children were hospitalized for possible smoke inhalation early Friday after a fire at a single-story...
View ArticleClearwater couple overdosed on prescription drugs
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 CLEARWATER — A married couple who died in their apartment a day before their oldest son graduated from high school had lethal levels of...
View ArticleAfter chase, Largo police nab teen car burglars
By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 LARGO — Two teenagers were arrested early Friday after a string of auto burglaries and a chase, authorities said.According to Largo Police...
View ArticleAfter chase, Largo police arrest 2 teens in car burglaries
By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 LARGO — Two teenagers were arrested early Friday after a string of auto burglaries and a chase, authorities said.According to Largo police...
View ArticleTar spill blocks off northbound I-75; traffic backed up for miles
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 RUSKIN — A large tar spill on northbound Interstate 75 has resulted in a massive back-up Friday afternoon in southern Hillsborough County,...
View ArticleI-75 tar spill cleaned up; Highway Patrol cites driver
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 RUSKIN — Authorities said they've cleaned up the tar spill that blocked northbound Interstate 75 on Friday afternoon and said the driver who...
View ArticleExpert says St. Petersburg foster child did not die from shaking
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 LARGO — Tenesia Brown, the former St. Petersburg foster mother accused of shaking a baby to death, decided not to testify in her own...
View ArticleFormer St. Petersburg foster mother not guilty of murdering baby
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 LARGO — Former foster mother Tenesia Brown looked ahead stoically for a full minute after a jury found her not guilty of murdering a baby...
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Zephyrhills man accused in double stabbing
Times staff Friday, August 27, 2010 ZEPHYRHILLS — A man accused of stabbing two people and himself Sunday night is now in the Pasco County jail. Roger John Beckers, 30, stabbed a 20-year-old woman...
View ArticleStolen car parts land man in jail, Pasco deputies say
Times staff Friday, August 27, 2010 LUTZMan accused of taking catalytic convertersA felon who served two stints in prison for selling cocaine and fleeing the law found a new hobby: stealing catalytic...
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St. Petersburg police ticket 16 bicyclists as safety campaign begins
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 St. Petersburg Bicycle Club members prepare to stop Friday at an intersection where several bikers were ticketed Thursday. ST. PETERSBURG —...
View ArticleThings to do in North Pinellas
Friday, August 27, 2010 TodaySuncoast WaterWorks Synchronized Swim Club will host a free "Back to Synchro" clinic and club registration. Following the clinic, find out more about team registration for...
View ArticleGun dealer Wain Roberts was true to own values
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 PINELLAS PARK — The elderly woman didn't know guns. But she needed to sell one that had been a family heirloom.She went to a dealer, who...
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Pasco County business notes
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 27, 2010 Dr. Zack Kalarickal, in the black shirt, gives the bull-horn salute with the Wiregrass Ranch High School Bulls football team. Kalarickal and...
View ArticleAuto show and concert benefit programs for those with autism
Times staff Friday, August 27, 2010 SPRING HILLShow Benefits kids, adults with Autism"Unlocking Autism for a Cause," a benefit auto show and concert, will take place on Sunday at the Palace Grand, 275...
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