Hernando School Board may adopt comprehensive smoking ban
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Friday, September 30, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — There aren't many places where Hernando school workers and visitors can smoke on district property. Soon, there may be no places at...
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VW fans aim to set new Guinness record at annual Bug Jam
Times staff Friday, September 30, 2011 Ian Sitko, left, and Bob Chew help set a Guinness record in 2009 by cramming 17 people into a Beetle at the Pasco Bug Jam. That record has since been broken with...
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Prisoner released after 25 years to live in New Port Richey
Wire reports Friday, September 30, 2011 David Munchinski, whose conviction in a 1977 double murder was tossed, was freed to live with his daughter in New Port Richey while he awaits a retrial. A...
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Learning to move and groove also helps kids' reading in Brooksville class
By Beth N. Gray, Times Correspondent Friday, September 30, 2011 Penny Bryson of Therapy Beat dance center in Brooksville takes students through a sequencing routine that helps to retrain the brain so...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes man dies in motorcycle crash in Brooksville
Times staff Friday, September 30, 2011 BROOKSVILLELand O'Lakes man dies in cycle crashA 54-year-old motorcyclist died early Friday after striking a utility pole on U.S. 41, the Florida Highway Patrol...
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At new culinary arts academy, Pasco students get taste of work in...
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 30, 2011 Manny Lugo, 15, watches Myla Victoria, 18, spoon out cookie dough for “pantry cookies,” which include ingredients like chocolate...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg raises on-street parking rates to $1
Times staff Friday, September 30, 2011 ST. Petersburg raises hourly parking ratesJust in time for playoff baseball, St. Petersburg's on-street parking rates will increase on Monday, climbing from 75...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg firefighters: Blaze at abandoned home could be arson
Times Staff Friday, September 30, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A one-story wood frame house went up in flames on 59th Avenue NE Friday evening, and firefighters were investigating it as arson, officials...
View ArticleSeveral hurt in Gulf Boulevard crash
Times Staff Friday, September 30, 2011 ST. PETE BEACH — Three people were seriously hurt in a two-vehicle collision on Gulf Boulevard Friday night, firefighters said.The crash occurred outside the...
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Two people killed in Gulf Boulevard crash in St. Pete Beach
Times Staff Friday, September 30, 2011 A vehicle sits crumpled on a ledge outside the Alden Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach after a two-vehicle crash Friday night. ST. PETE BEACH — Two people were...
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Hortense, the iconic clock atop Tampa City Hall, goes silent for repairs
By Richard Danielson Friday, September 30, 2011 The four-sided clock and its gears weigh over a ton, but the motor could sit on your palm, a city staff member says. TAMPAHortense, the iconic chiming...
View ArticleHillsborough deputy shot while responding to 911 call
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 1, 2011 TAMPA — A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy survived multiple gun shot wounds late Friday after responding to a domestic dispute near...
View ArticleStandoff ends in shooting of Hillsborough deputy; suspect in custody, deputy...
Times staff Saturday, October 1, 2011 TAMPA — The standoff with a man accused of shooting a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy ended at 3:30 a.m. Saturday.That's when a sheriff's SWAT team charged...
View ArticleSuspect in shooting of Hillsborough deputy identified; deputy in stable...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Shelley Rossetter and Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writers Saturday, October 1, 2011 TAMPA — A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy survived multiple gun shot wounds late...
View ArticleGovernment meetings, week of Oct. 3
Saturday, October 1, 2011 Here is a listing of public meetings scheduled for this week:MondayBrooksville City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville....
View ArticleEvents, week of Oct. 2-8
By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Saturday, October 1, 2011 Today-Oct. 9Nature Coast All Veterans Reunion's 'Escort the Wall' for Vietnam Traveling Memorial: Coffee and refreshments served in the...
View ArticleBirths, week of Oct. 2
Saturday, October 1, 2011 Aleski, Lisa Marie and Robert Phillip, Weeki Wachee, Jayden Robert Aleski, 7 pounds 14 ounces, 3:01 a.m. Sept. 11, 2011, at Spring Hill Regional Hospital.Calhoun, Gina and...
View ArticleMan dies after falling into path of bus in Dunedin
Saturday, October 1, 2011 DUNEDIN – A 47-year-old man died Saturday morning after he fell into the path of a bus in Dunedin, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.The Pinellas Suncoast Transit...
View ArticleSenior menus, week of Oct. 3-7
Times staff Saturday, October 1, 2011 Pasco County operates eight congregate dining centers for adults 60 and older, funded in part by the Older Americans Act. There is no charge for the meals, but...
View ArticleSchool menus, week of Oct. 3-7
Times staff Saturday, October 1, 2011 Elementary breakfastsAll elementary breakfasts include a choice of one main fare item, one fruit or 100 percent fruit juice and one milk choice, plus an option for...
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