Nine panhandlers jailed as St. Petersburg Police focus on downtown
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG – Friday night was a bad time to be homeless in downtown.St. Petersburg police added extra people downtown on an enforcement...
View ArticleEast Lake fire pay stubs found in recycle bin; employee disciplined
By Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 EAST LAKE — An East Lake Fire Rescue employee was reprimanded Monday after firefighters discovered copies of their pay stubs in a recycle...
View ArticleEast Lake firefighters' pay stubs found in recycle bin; employee disciplined
By Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 EAST LAKE — An East Lake Fire Rescue employee was reprimanded Monday after firefighters discovered copies of their pay stubs in a recycle...
View ArticleHusband says he found stepson strangling his wife
Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 Times Staff WriterSEMINOLE — William Kyne was watching NASCAR Sunday, trying to focus on the race and not the argument in the other room.His...
View ArticleWife's slaying is a grim replay for Seminole man
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 SEMINOLE — William Kyne was watching NASCAR on Sunday, trying to focus on the race and not the argument in the other room.His wife, Diane...
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Exotic fish at Pier go belly up after electrical problem
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 Late Friday, electricity was interrupted to air pumps for three “tube” tanks. Within 15 minutes, about 35 exotic fish died. ST. PETERSBURG —...
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Kiehl's makes inroads into elusive male cosmetics market
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 Saleswoman Margaret “Gidget” Flaherty works at the new Kiehl’s counter inside Dillard’s in the Brandon mall last week. The counter at...
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Pasco County schools open to more students than projected
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 Pam Skelton is one of at least four “floating” teachers at Long Middle School. HUDSONCole Ruch joked around with friends in the new...
View ArticleSmaller campuses outvote USF Tampa to select faculty member to university's...
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 An outspoken University of South Florida professor was replaced Monday as the faculty's representative on the USF Board of Trustees.In...
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Smaller campuses outvote USF Tampa on board of trustees faculty member
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 “President Genshaft got exactly what she wanted,” ousted trustee Laurence Branch said after the vote. An outspoken University of South...
View ArticleSarah Davis named 2010 Great Brooksvillian
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Sarah Davis, who spent 30 years teaching children in Hernando County, was named the 2010 Great Brooksvillian on Monday night by...
View ArticleHillsborough deputies to escort Seffner soldier to Brandon cemetery
Times staff Monday, August 16, 2010 Deputies to escort soldier to cemeteryHillsborough County deputies plan to escort the remains of Army medic Paul Cuzzupe through Tampa beginning about 11 a.m....
View ArticleCrash kills Tampa motorcyclist
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 16, 2010 TAMPA — A man died Monday afternoon after his motorcycle hit a pickup truck on Busch Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway...
View ArticleFormer Pinellas woman killed in Panama; serial killer suspected
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A St. Petersburg family is grieving the loss of a family member who authorities say was slain by a serial killer in...
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Blaze destroys Ramble Inn in Hernando
By Logan Neill and Will Vragovic, Times Staff Writers Monday, August 16, 2010 On Monday, Joe Patrick, left, helps shovel debris with John Nicol, whose Ramble Inn biker bar on U.S. 19 in Weeki Wachee...
View ArticleNew Port Richey accident survivor identified
Times staff Monday, August 16, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY – The surviving passenger in a horrific crash that killed one man Friday has been identified as 18-year-old Austin Skumautz, according to the...
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St. Petersburg abandons project of building homes from shipping containers
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Workers raise the roof frame of a Bartlett Park home being built from shipping containers. The project produced only one home. “Financially,...
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Robert and Delores Batt celebrate 70 years together
By Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Robert and Delores Batt Robert and Delores Batt of Clearwater celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at Macaroni Grill on July 10 with...
View ArticlePasco school open houses, activities and contests
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2010 CalendarSept. 6: Labor Day. No school for students or teachers.Sept. 17: Progress reports are distributed.Class notesAnclote High: Open...
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Learn about turtle nesting; other events in Pinellas
Times staff Tuesday, August 17, 2010 A sign marks a 2008 loggerhead turtle nest at Fort De Soto Park. TodayReptile Club Meeting: The public is welcome to attend a program on sea turtle nesting. 7...
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