Former Carwise Middle School student pleads guilty in stabbing of officer
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 LARGO — A former Carwise Middle School student apologized on Monday to the police officer he stabbed, telling him "you are a hero even to...
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Former Carwise Middle School student Kenny Stoltman pleads guilty to stabbing...
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 Members of Boy Scout Troop 64 show their support Monday for Kenny Stoltman, who belonged to the troop before April’s bloody attack on a...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays playoff game start time leaves some fans grumbling
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Thanks to the Detroit Tigers, eighth-grader Connor Killian will miss a few classes today at Thurgood Marshall Middle...
View ArticleEarly starting time for playoff game has some Tampa Bay Rays fans grumbling
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Thanks to the Detroit Tigers, eighth-grader Connor Killian will miss a few classes today at Thurgood Marshall Middle...
View ArticleBosses give Tampa International Airport chief Joe Lopano top grades
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 Joe Lopano's bosses on the governing board of Tampa International Airport like what they've seen in the new CEO's first nine months on the...
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City takes heed as anonymous threat accompanies Occupy Wall Street protest...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 A video of a masked man saying he’s with the hacker group Anonymous and threatening retaliation against Tampa police is on YouTube....
View ArticleTampa takes heed as cyber threat accompanies Occupy Wall Street protest
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 TAMPA — The Occupy Wall Street protest is coming to Tampa, and it appears a notorious hacker group has a message for Tampa police:Get...
View ArticleSurvivor of Ybor City club shooting had been shot before — by Tampa police
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Monday, October 3, 2011 TAMPA — Sunday morning wasn't the first time Ahmaud Black survived a gunshot in Ybor City.In May 2007, when he was 15, Black got shot four...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after St. Pete shooting
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A man was shot and hospitalized late Monday after attempting to retrieve a bike he believed was stolen from him a week...
View ArticleOne hospitalized, another arrested after St. Petersburg shooting
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A man was shot and hospitalized late Monday after attempting to retrieve a tricycle he reported stolen a week ago,...
View Article18-year-old Seffner man killed after motorcycle collides with SUV
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 MANGO — An 18-year-old Seffner man died early Tuesday after his motorcycle collided with an SUV and he was thrown into the other vehicle,...
View ArticleHouston Astros outfielder arrested in Tampa on marijuana charge
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 TAMPA -- Houston Astros outfielder Jordan Schafer, 25, was arrested in Tampa early Tuesday and charged with a felony count of possession of...
View ArticlePasco: I-75 crash injured one, spilled paint across lanes
Times staff Tuesday, October 4, 2011 WESLEY CHAPEL — A southbound stretch of Interstate 75 was closed for a few hours early Tuesday after a load of paint was spilled in a crash, the Florida Highway...
View ArticlePinellas County Commission seeks change in law on EMS funding
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 County commissioners have agreed to ask the Legislature to rewrite state law so they can change the way they pay for emergency medical...
View ArticlePier Aquarium unveils new name, opening date for move to John's Pass Village
By Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 MADEIRA BEACH — When the Pier Aquarium relocates to John's Pass Village at the end of 2012 it will be called Secrets of the Sea...
View ArticleHillsborough sheriff releases radio recordings from deputy shooting incident
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Lyonelle De Veaux's voice came over the radio, distressed."Three Gulf 37," she shouted to...
View ArticleParking at Sand Key Park to cost more
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 CLEARWATER — Parking at Sand Key Park will jump from $1 an hour to $5 for a flat daily fee starting Wednesday.Pinellas County officials said the price change will make Sand...
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Biden visits Oakstead Elementary in Land O'Lakes
By Jeffrey S. Solochek and Lisa Buie, Times staff writers Tuesday, October 4, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — Vice President Joe Biden visited Oakstead Elementary on Tuesday to promote the American Jobs Act, a...
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New Hooters causing traffic and parking problems for neighbors in St. Petersburg
By Waveney Ann Moore, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Valet David Baron parks cars last week at Hooters on Fourth Street N. Hooters leased parking across the street to help with overflow....
View ArticleTeen rapes fellow student at Tampa high school, police say
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2011 TAMPA — A 16-year-old Chamberlain High School student raped a girl at school Monday morning, Tampa police said.The girl, also 16,...
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