Syrian rebels preparing for advance on capital
Associated Press Friday, February 8, 2013 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian rebels brought their fight within a mile of the heart of Damascus on Friday, seizing army checkpoints and cutting a key highway with...
View ArticleLong-awaited stroke studies show new treatment no better than older one
Washington Post Friday, February 8, 2013 Three long-awaited studies have shown that mechanically removing a blood clot from a stroke patient's brain is no more useful than the older treatment of...
View ArticlePakistani girl shot by Taliban discharged from British hospital
Associated Press Friday, February 8, 2013 Pakistani teen to recover at homeMalala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist shot in the head by the Taliban, was discharged from a British...
View ArticleNew restrictions on hydrocodone stir debate among patients, doctors and...
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 8, 2013 TAMPA — By the time they see Dr. Benito Torres, cancer patients just out of surgery need a strong painkiller. A pain specialist on staff...
View ArticleHacker gains access to Bush family emails, photos
Washington Post Friday, February 8, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Secret Service is investigating a hacker's apparent theft of a trove of personal emails and photos belonging to the Bush family after they...
View ArticleTarpon Springs will try Obama plan to revamp public housing
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 8, 2013 TARPON SPRINGS — When Kalena Warren, 29, moved from a homeless shelter to Tarpon Springs public housing, she hoped for a clean,...
View ArticleSenate chairman rejects Republicans' request to delay vote on Hagel
Associated Press Friday, February 8, 2013 WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he will press ahead with a vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense...
View ArticlePaterno's widow criticizes husband's firing, Louis Freeh report
Philadelphia Inquirer Friday, February 8, 2013 PHILADELPHIA — The effort of Joe Paterno's family to clear the soiled reputation of the former Pennsylvania State University football coach accelerated...
View ArticleFormer Tampa Housing employee charged with tax fraud on work computer
By Patty Ryan, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 8, 2013 TAMPA — A former employee of the Tampa Housing Authority is under federal indictment, accused of using the public agency's computers and...
View ArticleCardiss Collins, former congresswoman, dies at 81
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 Cardiss Collins, 81, an Illinois Democrat who reluctantly filled her late husband's seat in Congress in 1973 and over the next quarter-century became one of the...
View ArticleGibsonton man dies in Riverview crash
Saturday, February 9, 2013 A Gibsonton man died Friday night after his car went off the road, hit a ditch and came to rest against the side of a house in Riverview, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's...
View ArticleOldsmar intersection prompts questions about red-light cameras
By Peter Jamison, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 OLDSMAR — A second is very little time in the press of life but a meaningful measurement in the delicately tuned universe of traffic...
View ArticleWinter storm in northeast U.S. affecting some Tampa flights
Saturday, February 9, 2013 The massive snowstorm lashing the northeastern United States continues to cause flight delays and cancellations at Tampa International Airport.Among incoming flights, there...
View ArticlePolice find missing elderly Tampa man
Times staff Saturday, February 9, 2013 TAMPA — A 75-year-old man who wandered away from his home Friday night has been located by Tampa police.Police found Barrington "Barry" Robinson on Saturday...
View ArticleDetails of Bahamas frolic could emerge in Jim Greer trial
By Lucy Morgan, Times Senior Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 TALLAHASSEEThey headed for Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas, most of them on private planes owned by billionaire Harry...
View ArticleLightning's hectic day in the snow
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 BOSTON — To say Ryan Belec's Saturday was a bit hectic was like saying the Northeast got a bit of snow.The Lightning's director of...
View ArticleRoad closures expected for Sunday's Rock ’n Roll St. Pete Half Marathon
Times staff Saturday, February 9, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG — More than 10,000 runners and walkers plus thousands of spectators will take to the streets of St. Petersburg Sunday morning for the Rock 'n Roll...
View ArticleState wants to help newborns withdrawing from moms' pain pill addiction
Letitia Stein, Times staff writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 TAMPA — Roxies and oxys, as they're called on the street, were among the powerful prescription painkillers Sarah Ryan was abusing when she...
View ArticleCashing in on state of Florida contracts is growth industry
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, February 9, 2013 TALLAHASSEE — Even by Tallahassee standards, the scene was notable: lobbyist Brian Ballard dining with a nursing home...
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker out to outlaw red-light cameras
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 Opponents of red-light cameras could have found a better advocate for their cause than state Rep. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami.On...
View ArticleScouring Tampa Bay for Rays season ticket holders
By Stephen Nohlgren and Mark Puente, Times Staff Writers Saturday, February 9, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG — In baseball, 300 represents batting excellence; in bowling, perfection. Hollywood immortalized 300...
View ArticleState's flawed contracting process comes under fire
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, February 9, 2013 TALLAHASSEE — In the last two years, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has agreed to let the state lose $48...
View ArticleIn search of a caped (Senate) crusader on nuclear fee
By John Romano, Times Columnist Saturday, February 9, 2013 So, who wants to be the hero?Who wants to be the state senator who proposes the legislative bill that will stop power companies from charging...
View ArticleTaliban prisoners released by Pakistan return to battle, officials say
Washington Post Saturday, February 9, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan —Pakistan's release late last year of several imprisoned Taliban officials and fighters, which it advertised as a good-faith effort to...
View ArticleClear sky aids mountain hunt for fugitive ex-cop
Associated Press Saturday, February 9, 2013 BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — The hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings continued in snow-covered mountains Saturday as the...
View ArticleSyrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway
Associated Press Saturday, February 9, 2013 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian troops backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of a key highway in Damascus on Saturday, a day after opposition forces cut...
View Article'Curiosity' rover completes first drill into Mars rock
Associated Press Saturday, February 9, 2013 LOS ANGELES — In a Mars first, the Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and prepared to dump an aspirin-sized pinch of powder into its onboard laboratories...
View ArticleBoeing sends 787 on test flight from Seattle
Associated Press Saturday, February 9, 2013 SEATTLE — Boeing sent a 787 up on a test flight Saturday, the first since the new airliner was grounded three weeks ago because of a battery fire. The...
View ArticlePanetta still waging war over proposed cuts to defense
Washington Post Saturday, February 9, 2013 WASHINGTON — As he prepares to retire to his California walnut farm this month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is still fighting the battle that has consumed...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish blaze inside St. Pete auto business
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG — Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that erupted Saturday night inside a St. Petersburg auto garage.The fire started...
View ArticleKnights of Sant'Yago serve up a night of beads, revelry
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 TAMPA — The experts insist it's all about making eye contact with the person tossing the beads. But screaming can be effective,...
View ArticleEgyptian court orders YouTube blocked for a month
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 EgyptCourt orders YouTube blocked for a monthA Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days...
View ArticleWho owns season tickets?
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 The Tampa Bay Times last week asked around to businesses, politicians and others to gain a sense of who holds season tickets to the Tampa Bay Rays. Here are the...
View ArticleStray bullet injures woman after Ybor City's Knight Parade
By Rich Shopes, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 TAMPA — A stray bullet fired during an argument after Saturday evening's Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade in Ybor City struck a woman in...
View ArticleFire at Citgo gas station extinguished
Times Staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 TAMPA — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials Sunday were investigating a possible electrical fire at a Citgo gas station at 6901 56th Street.An employee said...
View ArticleArrest made in death of homeless man dropped off at Hudson hospital
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 PORT RICHEY — A man was stabbed during a drug deal gone bad Saturday night, then dropped off at a hospital where he later died, authorities said.The Pasco County...
View ArticleCarrollwood duck drama ends with rescue from drain
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 TAMPA — Cujo and Luna Loca first saw them Sunday morning in the back of Pine Lake Garden Villas in Carrollwood — a mama duck and 11...
View ArticleBrooksville man dies in car crash
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 BROOKSVILLE — A Brooksville man died Saturday night after losing control of his car and driving down a steep ditch, according to the Florida Highway...
View ArticleRick Kriseman takes on Bill Foster for St. Petersburg mayor
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG — After teetering on the idea since 2009, Rick Kriseman will challenge Mayor Bill Foster in this year's election.The former...
View ArticleTemps warmer, crowd smaller for St. Petersburg Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
By Anna M. Phillips, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 ST. PETERSBURGWhen 2013 began, Yolanda Murphy-Johnson resolved to run 13 half marathons, a goal that makes getting a gym membership...
View ArticleIn Tampa, police and fire officials work together to curb arson
By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 TAMPA — They knew who set the Cadillac on fire.The problem was proving it.A woman called 911 last May to report that her estranged...
View ArticleTown 'N Country apartment fire forces 29 from their homes
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 TAMPA — More than two dozen people were forced from their homes Saturday after a fire swept through part of a Town 'N Country apartment complex.The blaze at the...
View ArticleLegislators show no urgency in dealing with Florida springs' problems
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 The president of the state Senate says Florida should do more for its springs. Thousands of people have petitioned Gov. Rick Scott for...
View ArticleState government tries to puzzle through new health care law
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Sunday, February 10, 2013 TALLAHASSEE — Florida businesses small, medium and big alike are trying to make sense of the new health care law and what it...
View ArticleTornado in Miss. injures a dozen, damages homes
Associated Press Sunday, February 10, 2013 HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A tornado tore through Hattiesburg on Sunday as part of a wave of severe storms that injured more than a dozen people, downed trees and...
View ArticleGrammy Awards have rocky start, rolling finish
By Sean Daly, Times Pop Music Critic Sunday, February 10, 2013 After being shut out for most of the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, the earnest Brit boys in Mumford & Sons (right) took home...
View ArticlePizza delivery man robbed, shot in Tampa
By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 TAMPA — A pizza delivery man was hospitalized Sunday night after he was robbed and shot by two men, police said.The delivery man from...
View ArticleTrevor Dooley expected to be released from jail today
By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 TAMPA — Trevor Dooley, convicted last month of fatally shooting his neighbor in September 2010, may post bail at the Hillsborough County...
View ArticleAnclote High School cheerleading coach charged with DUI
By Meredith Rutland, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 HOLIDAY — An Anclote High School cheerleading coach was charged with drunken driving early Monday morning.Coach Jamie Marie...
View ArticleHudson man struck by car, killed while crossing U.S. 19
By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 HUDSON — A 44-year-old man died Saturday evening after being struck by a car while crossing U.S. 19, the Florida Highway Patrol...
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