Trooper injured after truck strikes his motorcycle during stop on Interstate...
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 TAMPA — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was injured Wednesday morning after a flatbed truck struck his motorcycle on Interstate...
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Dade City convenience store clerk accused of peddling pot at the register
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 DADE CITY — A convenience store clerk was arrested on charges of selling marijuana — from right behind the counter of the BP gas...
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Caregiver used elderly woman's ATM card, Pasco deputies say
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — A caregiver tasked with buying an elderly woman's groceries stole at least $500 from the woman's checking account,...
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New Tampa church takes heat over cell tower plans
Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Grace Episcopal plans to lease some of its land for a cell tower, causing some to question the church’s priorities. NEW TAMPA — There...
View ArticleTampa police say they seize drugs, stolen goods from suspect's apartment
Times staff Wednesday, September 15, 2010 TAMPA — Police said they seized marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy from the apartment of a man thought to have barricaded himself inside Tuesday after a string of...
View ArticlePinellas transit chief resigns in 'huge blow' to rail efforts
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority executive director Tim Garling resigned Wednesday, leaving an unexpected hole in...
View ArticleWoman, 67, critically injured after she is thrown from hood of moving car and...
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 PINELLAS PARK — A 67-year-old woman was in critical condition Wednesday at Bayfront Medical Center after a bizarre incident Tuesday...
View ArticleState senator to push for parasail regulations, with help from House member
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2010 A state senator says a recent parasailing fatality at Clearwater Beach could be the impetus to finally pass state regulations...
View ArticleDeputies investigate possible theft of two black swans in Palm Harbor
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Thursday, September 16, 2010 PALM HARBOR — Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are investigating whether someone stole two black Australian swans from an RV park in...
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Trooper who shot nine times at fleeing suspect is suspended for a week
By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer Thursday, September 16, 2010 Trooper Timothy Nichols’ dashboard-mounted camera recorded the events of Oct. 10, when Nichols opened fire on a man suspected of...
View ArticlePinellas deputies continue search for missing St. Petersburg swimmer
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 TIERRA VERDE — Pinellas County deputies will continue searching this morning for a St. Petersburg man who went missing while swimming...
View ArticlePolice: Man was running escort service and drug sales out of Clearwater home
By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 CLEARWATER — A 63-year-old man was arrested Thursday night, accused by police of running an escort service and selling cocaine from his...
View ArticleWoman robs St. Petersburg bank
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A woman robbed a SunTrust Bank Friday morning, handing a teller a note and demanding cash, police said. Police...
View ArticleKris Kringle store to Pinellas County: Pay up
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 Kris Kringle is suing Pinellas County.K. Kringle's Christmas & Holiday Shoppe has filed a lawsuit against the county over a 2009...
View ArticleJudge grants Leslie Curran's daughter temporary guardianship of the St....
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A judge has granted St. Petersburg City Council Chairwoman Leslie Curran's daughter temporary guardianship over her...
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Clearwater man does away with Jeter rookie card after the Yankee's histrionics
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 Al Merrill, 87, is enraged by Yankee Derek Jeter’s ruse. Merrill is a volunteer at a Largo baseball card shop. CLEARWATERYankees at Rays,...
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Eight weeks after oil stopped gushing, people are still wary of gulf seafood
By Mark Albright, Tom Scherberger and Jim Webster, Times Staff Writers Friday, September 17, 2010 Priscilla Bassett buys Dungeness crab from Jennifer Olmstead at Save on Seafood in St. Petersburg on...
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Controversial Gainesville pastor eyeing move to Tampa Bay
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 Terry Jones threatened to burn the Koran. Terry Jones, the Gainesville pastor who sparked worldwide outcry over plans to burn the Koran on...
View ArticleAs Tampa preps for rail, St. Petersburg's mayor grouses about getting left...
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 17, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Construction workers have already started building the $2.5 billion high-speed rail link between Tampa and...
View ArticleNo joking: Fear and sanity on the Mall
By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Friday, September 17, 2010 Of all the rallies held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in recent years, none truly sparked my interest — until Thursday...
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