Third conviction in '07 Zephyrhills home invasions
Times staff Friday, September 3, 2010 DADE CITY — Andre Brathwaite, who directed authorities to two men who were ultimately convicted of raping two Zephyrhills retirees in 2007, pleaded guilty Friday...
View ArticlePinellas school chief volunteers for public dunking
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 Pinellas County school superintendent Julie Janssen is used to being in the hot seat.But on Sept. 11, she's volunteered to trade...
View ArticlePinellas schools chief volunteers for public dunking
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 Pinellas County school superintendent Julie Janssen is used to being in the hot seat.But on Sept. 11, she has volunteered to trade...
View ArticleFatal accident closes portion of Tarpon Springs Road
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 ODESSA — Deputies closed off Tarpon Springs Road following a fatal head-on collision Friday afternoon. The Hillsborough County...
View ArticleFatal accident closes portion of Tarpon Springs Road in Odessa
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 ODESSALargo woman killed in crash; two seriously injuredA Largo woman died and two other people were seriously injured after a head-on...
View ArticleAs Bondi runs for attorney general, bitterness over dog lingers
By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 TAMPA — Before she became the Republican nominee for Florida attorney general, Pam Bondi was a familiar face as a legal analyst on CNN and...
View ArticleBrooksville Girl Scouts to host rallies
Friday, September 3, 2010 BROOKSVILLEGirl scouts to hold rallies at four sitesThe Girls Scouts of West Central Florida, Brooksville Ridge Service Unit, will host rallies at several locations next...
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Business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 SCORE CHAPTER AWARDS GRANT: For the third consecutive year, Service Corps of Retired Executives Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439 was awarded a...
View ArticleReligion calendar for Sept. 4
By Gail Hollenbeck, Time Correspondent Friday, September 3, 2010 BrooksvilleFaith Fellowship Church, 19255 Campground Road, will host a free bluegrass and country gospel jam from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 11...
View ArticleHernando County business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 EventsThe Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled these ribbon cuttings:• Envy Pageant Productions, 2149 Mariner Blvd.,...
View ArticleBrooksville police hunt man who skipped sexual battery hearing
Times staff writer Friday, September 3, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Guy Osman Gould Jr. was supposed to face a judge Friday on charges of sexual battery to a child. Gould, 66, never showed. Now authorities are...
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Harold and Helen Roederer bring message of compassion to Pinellas Regional...
By Theodora Aggeles, Times Correspondent Friday, September 3, 2010 Harold and Helen Roederer head to another visit at the center. For 17 years, Harold and Helen Roederer walked Clearwater Beach every...
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Rachel Wade sentenced to 27 years in prison for stabbing rival in teen love...
By Lane DeGregory, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 In sentencing Rachel Wade, 20, on Friday, the judge said he didn’t believe she was sorry for the knife slaying in 2009. LARGO — Rachel...
View ArticleCounty fails to notify Largo ahead of major road project
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 Pinellas County utilities failed to notify Largo officials in advance about a major construction project along Belcher Road that is...
View ArticleSt. Anthony's Hospital gets DRC go-ahead for an even bigger ER
By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Friday, September 3, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Expanded plans for a new emergency room at St. Anthony's Hospital were unanimously approved Wednesday by the...
View ArticleMan ran into another car with his Jeep on purpose, police say
Times staff Friday, September 3, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — A 38-year-old Spring Hill man faces aggravated battery charges after being accused of intentionally ramming another car with his Jeep on Thursday...
View ArticleHernando County GOP plans fundraiser for state Rep. Robert Schenck
By Times staff Friday, September 3, 2010 The Hernando County Republican Party will have fundraiser reception for state Rep. Robert Schenck from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Dennis and Pam...
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Maripily and Roberto Alomar divorce has Puerto Rico riveted
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 Maripily Rivera, right, and her attorney Ricardo Calzada II answer questions from Spanish-language media that traveled to Tampa to...
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Two people get to light Tampa's colorful icon
By Sue Carlton, Times Columnist Friday, September 3, 2010 Lighting for the SunTrust Financial Centre now uses environmentally friendly light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to illuminate the night sky over...
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Pinellas politicians say economics may thin number of fire districts
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 State Rep. Ed Hooper said the Legislature might have to step in. At least two county commissioners can envision a day in the next few...
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