Dog bites St. Petersburg woman at scene of previous dog attack
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 54-year-old woman was severely injured in a dog attack Wednesday morning, police said.Arkies V. Thomas of St....
View ArticleParasail accident victim still in critical condition, hospital says
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 CLEARWATER – Alejandra White, the 27-year-old Atlanta woman severely injured in a parasailing accident Sunday, remained in critical...
View ArticleConvicted killer faces second murder charge in 1992 case
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, September 8, 2010 TAMPA — A convicted murderer has been charged with a second murder from 18 years ago, authorities announced Wednesday.Rocky G. Juarez,...
View ArticleAt Pinellas jail, credit cards now accepted for some bail
By Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 LARGO — For some people, bailing out of the Pinellas County jail is now as simple as whipping out a credit card.You can use a debit card...
View ArticleTwo Hudson residents, uncle arrested in Spring Hill kidnapping case
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 SPRING HILL — A 24-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested in Hudson on Tuesday on a Hernando County warrant charging them...
View ArticleTwo Hudson residents accused in Spring Hill kidnapping incident
By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 SPRING HILL — A 24-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested in Hudson on Tuesday on a Hernando County warrant charging them...
View ArticleNo jail time for remaining Walker defendants
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 TAMPA — Days before their trials were set to begin, two remaining defendants in the Walker Middle School sexual battery case pleaded...
View ArticleTenant charged with July murder at Tampa rooming house
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 TAMPA — Prosecutors charged a rooming house tenant Wednesday with the murder of his landlord's son in July.Julio M. Perez, 35, had...
View ArticleHigh school girl reports men tried to abduct her at Seffner bus stop
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 SEFFNER — A 16-year-old Armwood High School student said three men in a minivan tried to abduct her at a school bus stop early...
View ArticleTampa police investigating death of 2-year-old
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 TAMPA — Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy on Monday.Rescue crews arrived at the River Garden Apartments, 4018 N...
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8 dogs — 2 dead, 6 starving — land Dade City woman in jail,...
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 DADE CITY — A dead puppy was found hidden in a wood pile, her body emaciated.Another dog died in front of a Pasco County animal...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Zephyrhills home invasion robbery
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 ZEPHYRHILLS — Authorities are searching for a man who pushed his way into an 82-year-old woman's home this afternoon and stole her purse before fleeing the scene.The man,...
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze in Waste Management truck
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 PINELLAS PARK — A trash packer truck had to dump its load on the road Wednesday so firefighters could put out a blaze that had...
View ArticleBay Pines clears itself of any fault in dialysis patients' infections
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Authorities at Bay Pines VA Medical Center say an internal investigation has cleared the facility of any wrongdoing...
View ArticleCordelia Bryant McIlwain, 97, preserved her family's Civil War legacy
Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Times Staff WriterTAMPA — She kept the letters under her bed and forbade her children from going through them.But from time to time,...
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Chocachatti Elementary's Ruth Markham a finalist for science teaching award
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Ruth Markham was surprised by dignitaries announcing her as one of three Florida finalists for the national award....
View ArticleRead a Book/Get a Book program puts free books in students' hands
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 8, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Brooksville Elementary School Title I parent educator Amy Anderson wants to get books into her students' homes....
View ArticleHernando classroom notes
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Mathematics: The School Advisory Council meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 in the media...
View ArticleSpringstead High Marching Eagle Brigade is competing for $50,000 Pepsi grant
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Springstead High SchoolMarching band competing for $50,000 grantPepsi has chosen the school's Marching Eagle Brigade to...
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Butterfly garden at Springs Coast Environmental Center attracts visitors
By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, September 8, 2010 The search for nectar leads to clusters of deep pink pentas at the Springs Coast Environmental Center in Weeki Wachee. The...
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