Pasco man accused of cutting father with knife in dogwalking dispute
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A man slashed his father with a knife early Monday during an argument over who would walk their dog, Pasco deputies...
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By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A man slashed his father with a knife early Monday during an argument over who would walk their dog, Pasco deputies...
View Article10-year-old boy in critical condition after being hit by car in St. Petersburg
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition at All Children's Hospital after being struck by a car Monday.Marcelo Lynch...
View ArticleX-ray technician accused of trafficking prescription drugs
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 LARGO — Authorities arrested an X-ray technician they say wrote more than 100 fraudulent prescriptions in her own name to get...
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Owner tries to tame two 34th Street motels, succeeds with at least one
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 Economy Inn Express, at 701 34th St. N, came close to being shut down because of chronic drug crimes. A new owner closed it for renovations,...
View ArticleTampa area police on the hunt for unlicensed contractors
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 TAMPA — When the workers arrived one by one at a Tampa apartment last month, the man who answered the door asked if they could...
View ArticleBrandon women rescued after water scooter runs out of gas
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Authorities found two stranded Brandon women Sunday evening after their personal watercraft ran out of gas.Gina...
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St. Petersburg police's use of Stop Sticks doesn't ensure safe end to chase
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 St. Petersburg police Sgt. Tim Brockman displays a Stop Stick, a long, spiked device used to blow out a suspect’s tires during a car...
View ArticlePinellas administrator, commission budgets spared as other departments cut
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 Pinellas County Administrator Bob LaSala and the County Commission have spent much of the summer ruing the cuts and layoffs in most...
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Tampa school's Muslim teacher a stark contrast to national debate on Islam
By Michael Kruse, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 Nour Elmohd, 22, is an American citizen in her first teaching job. The scarf, she told her second-graders at MacFarlane Park Elementary,...
View ArticleAppeals court rules against Florida death row inmate who sued to get victim's...
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 TAMPA — Time has not healed Michele Kroeger.Nearly seven years after her father was slain, she struggles to cope with not having him...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg televangelist opposes Muslim facility with 9/11 Christian Center
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 A St. Petersburg Internet evangelist has started a Christian center just blocks away from ground zero in New York City to oppose a...
View ArticlePinellas administrator, commission budgets spared as other departments face...
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 Pinellas County Administrator Bob LaSala and the County Commission have spent much of the summer ruing the cuts and layoffs in most...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg College president wants to help troubled Gibbs High
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Bill Law didn't waste any time.As soon as the new St. Petersburg College president read the news that Gibbs High...
View ArticleFree movie in Hernando, learn how to grow bamboo in Pasco
Times staff Monday, September 6, 2010 Today's picksHERNANDO COUNTYLibrary to show 'Ever After': 2 p.m., East Hernando Branch Library, 6457 Windmere Road, Ridge Manor West. Drew Barrymore and Anjelica...
View ArticleClearwater hotel briefly evacuated after report of fire
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 CLEARWATER — A Holiday Inn on Clearwater Beach was evacuated for about 20 minutes early Tuesday after a fire in an elevator shaft,...
View ArticleWoman in parasailing accident still in critical condition, hospital says
By Andy Boyle and Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, September 7, 2010 CLEARWATER — The woman injured in Sunday's parasailing accident was still in critical condition Tuesday morning,...
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74-year-old South Tampa bank robber will take plea deal
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 James Bruce, 74, the 74-year-old grandfather accused of robbing three South Tampa banks this year, was in court Tuesday for a pretrial...
View ArticleHernando man jailed for back-due child support is dead
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — A 37-year-old Hernando County Jail inmate died Monday afternoon of an apparent seizure.Edward A. Thomas of Dade City was observed about 4:16 p.m....
View ArticlePolice: St. Petersburg man held girlfriend, child hostage
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG – Police responded to a residence early Monday after a relative called and said a man was holding his girlfriend and baby...
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