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Former SPC president Carl Kuttler files for divorce

By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Former St. Petersburg College president Carl Kuttler has filed for divorce, ending a 47-year marriage. Kuttler, 70, who filed the case in...

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Going to the playoffs? Here's what you need to know

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 1 Unhappy that the American League East champion Tampa Bay Rays got two day games and the wild card New York Yankees are in prime time?...

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Brothers give historic macaroni factory new twist on life

By Elisabeth Parker, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 5, 2010 YBOR CITY — Trees were growing inside the Ferlita Macaroni Factory when John and Chris Rosende started work in July to stabilize the...

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Pinellas School Board favors mandatory uniforms for K-8

By Ron Matus, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Pinellas students, we hope you like khaki. Because it's looking more and more likely you'll be wearing it a lot next year.With one strong...

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Subtropical Depression 17 forms over western Atlantic, no threat to U.S.

By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Subtropical Depression 17 formed over the western Atlantic Ocean early Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.It is not...

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Semi driver killed after truck rolls over, catches fire in Plant City

By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 A semitrailer truck flipped and caught fire on Trapnell Road at Highway 39 in Plant City early Wednesday, killing the driver. PLANT...

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Drivers cautioned as elementary school kids take part in Walk to School

By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — The last few kids straggled into Sulphur Springs Elementary on Wednesday morning when a car zipped through a crosswalk with...

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New questions raised about Jim Norman's role in Arkansas house purchase

By Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — Newly filed court documents raise additional questions about Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman's role in the purchase...

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Fans arrive and fire up the grills to kick off pre-Rays game festivities

By Curtis Krueger, Katherine Snow Smith and Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Charlie Tash mans his tailgating station Wednesday morning in the parking lot at Tropicana Field...

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Fans in blue and red begin to crowd both outside and inside Tropicana Fields

By Curtis Krueger, Michael Van Sickler, Katherine Snow Smith and Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Charlie Tash mans his tailgating station Wednesday morning in the parking lot...

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Hernando robberies prompt warnings to merchants

Times staff Wednesday, October 6, 2010 SPRING HILL -- Deputies are looking for two people suspected of stealing a motorcycle from a driver at gunpoint outside a Spring Hill supermarket Tuesday...

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Deputies search for Riverview shooter

By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 RIVERVIEW — Deputies are searching for the suspected shooter in Tuesday's melee that killed Latin Life gang member Gregorio...

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GOP state House candidate James Grant faces elections law violation complaints

By Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — A $40,000 personal loan to his campaign has prompted three election law complaints against state House candidate James Grant. The...

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Suspect breaks into Tampa supermarket twice in six hours

By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — Police are looking for a man who broke into the same supermarket twice Wednesday.The man first entered Mega Supermarket at...

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Bloomingdale rape suspect guilty

By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — After deliberating less than an hour Wednesday, a Hillsborough jury convicted Kendrick Morris of all charges in the 2008 rape...

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Hernando sheriff's spokeswoman injured in car crash

By Joel Anderson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — The spokeswoman for the Hernando County Sheriff's Office suffered minor injuries in a vehicle collision this morning at...

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Norman case raises good questions about political spouses

By Howard Troxler, Times Columnist Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.— Julius CaesarBesides the entertainment value, this Jim Norman case in Hillsborough County poses...

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Man shot blocks from Tropicana Field

By Jamal Thalji, Times staff writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Police are investigating a shooting incident Wednesday afternoon that left a 20-year-old man wounded just a few blocks...

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Man shot blocks from Tropicana Field; police looking for other victim

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — An angry dispute in the midst of a large crowd ended with gunfire and the shooting of at least one man Wednesday...

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Genshaft's 10-year goals for USF: innovation, partnerships and global outlook

By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — More innovation. More partnerships. A global outlook. Education tailored to the needs of each student.University of South...

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