Man on bicycle hit by tow truck in Clearwater
Times Staff Wednesday, October 6, 2010 CLEARWATER — Police say a bicyclist trying to cross N Fort Harrison Avenue was seriously injured Wednesday night after being struck by a tow truck.The accident...
View ArticleOutside Tropicana Field, all's quiet in downtown St. Petersburg
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Around lunchtime Wednesday, Cyndi Lyons was sitting on a bench downtown, taking her regular smoke break. Just a few...
View ArticleAbracadabra Ball III scheduled for 10-10-10 in Dunedin
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Kathy Jewel, left, Stan McMahan and Jorn LeBlanc assemble the flying saucer centerpiece for the Abracadabra Ball III. This year’s...
View ArticleClearwater reaches compromise with college on wetlands plan
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 CLEARWATER — The City Council has given its blessing to Clearwater Christian College's latest plan to fill in some wetlands on its...
View ArticleBelleview Biltmore attracting lots of interest
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 BELLEAIR — There's plenty of interest in the Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa.Just a week after a Tampa lawyer made a mysterious...
View ArticleArson suspected in Largo fire destroyed mobile home, killed dog
Times staff Wednesday, October 6, 2010 LARGOmobile home destroyed, dog killed in fireA fire that killed a dog and destroyed a mobile home Wednesday might have been arson, authorities said. Largo Fire...
View ArticleBusiness leaders in and out of government to come together to promote...
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — As Hernando County residents and businesses slog through the depressed housing market and the high unemployment...
View ArticleMove IB? Not without fight
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Palm Harbor University High students in the International Baccalaureate program opposed to relocating their academic program form...
View ArticlePasco Bug Jam organizers hope to break new records at this year's Nov. 14 event
Times staff Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Ian Sitko, left, Bob Chew and 15 others broke a world record when they crammed into this Volkswagen at last year’s Jam. DADE CITY — At last year's Pasco Bug...
View ArticleSuperintendent shuffles school leadership to regain staff harmony
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Shirley Ray, center, the new principal of Lacoochee Elementary School, speaks with Vicki Balogh and her son, Ben, who is in first...
View ArticlePasco County Commission candidate Henry Wilson lacked licenses for businesses
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Henry Wilson wants to be the voice of the small business owner if he's elected to Pasco County Commission next month.But in his own...
View ArticleSoldier will be honored at graveside service in Dade City
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 David “D.J.” Jernigan, 22, served a year in Iraq, where, as a specialist, he made maps of the places where troops were doing missions. DADE...
View ArticleCounty plans panel to check auditors' work
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, October 6, 2010 TAMPA — Hoping to cut down on embarrassments of the past, Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to create a technical...
View ArticlePinellas Park police: 58-year-old man fatally stabbed after confronting car...
By Danny Valentine and Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writers Thursday, October 7, 2010 PINELLAS PARK — A 58-year-old man was fatally stabbed after confronting two men who were breaking into cars near...
View ArticlePinellas Park man fatally stabbed after confronting car burglars
By Danny Valentine and Ileana Morales, Times Staff Writers Thursday, October 7, 2010 Pinellas Park Police officers said burglars stabbed and killed a 58-year-old man who confronted them early Thursday...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after striking pole in Hudson
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 7, 2010 HUDSON — A motorcyclist died early Thursday after crashing into a pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.The crash occurred on...
View ArticleDismiss federal charge against girlfriend of Dontae Morris, attorney says
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 7, 2010 TAMPA — With the case moving toward a trial next month, the attorney for the girlfriend of Dontae Morris has filed a motion to...
View ArticleJudge denies motion to dismiss federal charge against girlfriend of Dontae...
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 7, 2010 TAMPA — A federal judge Thursday denied a motion to dismiss the charge against the girlfriend of accused cop killer Dontae Morris,...
View ArticlePolice say female bank robber in St. Petersburg may have struck again
By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 7, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Police say a woman who fits the description of a suspect in an earlier bank robbery struck again just blocks from the...
View ArticlePolice say female bank robber in St. Petersburg struck second bank in a day,...
By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Thursday, October 7, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — Police say a woman who fits the description of a suspect in an earlier bank robbery struck again Thursday morning just...
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