Pedestrian hospitalized after Treasure Island hit-and-run
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 TREASURE ISLAND — A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver late Monday, police said.A man, who was not...
View ArticleAnother home invasion in St. Petersburg, with bizarre twist
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Less than 24 hours after a family was held hostage at gunpoint, it happened again, this time with a bizarre twist.A...
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Second St. Petersburg home invasion has bizarre twist
By Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Monday night's incident took place at this home about 11:30 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG — Less than 24 hours after a family was held hostage at...
View ArticleSarasota man dies after crashing into guardrail in St. Petersburg
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 28-year-old Sarasota man died late Monday after colliding with a guardrail on Interstate-275, according to the...
View ArticleSarasota man dies after crashing into I-275 guardrail in St. Petersburg
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — A 28-year-old Sarasota man died late Monday after crashing into a guardrail on Interstate 275, according to the Florida...
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Pasco: Lacoochee Elementary principal reassigned after investigation
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 LACOOCHEE — After a two week investigation, Karen Marler is being removed as principal of Lacoochee Elementary. She will be...
View ArticleHernando commission holds line on tax rate, despite higher revenue projection
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Hernando County commissioners voted Tuesday to hold fast to the property tax rate they approved last month and bank any...
View ArticlePedestrian injured in Clearwater crash
Times staff Tuesday, October 5, 2010 CLEARWATER — A pedestrian was injured Tuesday morning during a crash in Clearwater, police said. The crash happened about 9:30 a.m. at Summerdale Drive and State...
View ArticleTorture victim in Monday's home invasion arrested by St. Petersburg police
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — The man who was tortured by armed men who held his family hostage on Monday was arrested by police on drug charges on...
View ArticleDefense attorney: Man who posed as 14-year-old to get on peewee team was...
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 TAMPA — There's a reason 21-year-old Julious Threatts posed as a 14-year-old to join a peewee football team, his attorney told a judge...
View ArticlePasco commissioners shun sheriff's plea for more money
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 DADE CITY – Pasco Sheriff Bob White appeared before commissioners today to "take them to school" over their decision not to give him the...
View ArticleFlorida Hospital Zephyrhills hires team of board-certified doctors to staff...
BY Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 ZEPHYRHILLS — Florida Hospital Zephyrhills recently turned to a team of composed entirely of board-certified doctors to staff its emergency department...
View ArticlePriority dispatch proposal aims to alter Pinellas EMS response system
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Some people could wait longer for help under a proposal that would change the way Pinellas dispatches its emergency medical personnel.The...
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Student's winning fire prevention poster overlooks Largo fire station
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Kelly’s winning design in Largo Fire Rescue’s contest adorns a billboard over Fire Station 38 at Ulmerton Road and Belcher Road. LARGO —...
View ArticleLargo code violators get chance to slash fines, end property liens
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 LARGO — As the number of foreclosed and abandoned homes in Largo rose over the past several years due to the recession and deflated housing...
View ArticleOne dead as Riverview argument escalates into shooting, deputies say
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 RIVERVIEW — One person died and two others are injured after an argument escalated into a shooting Tuesday evening, according to the...
View ArticleAccomplice: Victim 'better say his prayers' before being set ablaze in...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 TAMPA — As Robert Brewer lay bleeding in the bathtub, one of his accused killers chatted about his tough childhood.When Brewer...
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If jurors convict Morris, high court ruling could limit sentence
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Kendrick Morris, in court Tuesday, is charged in a brutal attack. TAMPA — Two years after a vicious assault outside the Bloomingdale...
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Fans celebrate Star Wars at Seminole gathering
By Joanna Blaz, Times Correspondent Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Jeremy Naylor, 34, of Largo dressed as a Wampa, is attacked by visitors to the Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance’s event Saturday. SEMINOLE...
View ArticleSheriff Nugent's switch to striped jail uniforms emits eau de skunk
By Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Poor Hernando County Jail inmates.They got their pizza nights taken away. They can't saunter through the halls, pants drooping, on their way to...
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