Police: 44-year-old Largo man repeatedly raped teenage girl
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 LARGO — A 44-year-old man was charged with sexual battery after repeatedly raping a teenage girl over the course of four years, police...
View ArticleThere's money to help Florida's housing market, but lawmakers disagree on...
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, February 23, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Florida's sputtering housing market has produced one silver lining: enough home sales to generate $98...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg man accused of raping disabled woman
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 CLEARWATER — Authorities arrested a man they say raped a disabled woman at an assisted living facility last summer.Bernard Kenneth...
View ArticleMacDill memorial to war dead delayed by red tape
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 TAMPA — The Iraq war didn't take this long.Completion of a memorial to honor U.S. Central Command troops who died serving their...
View ArticleDocumentary on Camp Lejeune contaminated water to air on TV
Times staff Thursday, February 23, 2012 TAMPA — Semper Fi: Always Faithful, an award-winning documentary about water contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C., will have its television premiere at 10 p.m....
View ArticleFour graduate from program in Tampa helping federal offenders re-enter society
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 TAMPA — Susan Leonard's past suggested a woman headed for either a long life in prison or an early death.She was a married alcoholic at...
View ArticleJudge agrees to delay federal trial of Pinellas Park terror suspect
Times staff Thursday, February 23, 2012 TAMPA — A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a man accused of plotting terror attacks in Tampa. The trial is now set for the court's May term, which...
View ArticleNo. 15 Florida State Seminoles fall 74-66 to No. 5 Duke Blue Devils
By Laura Keeley, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — The Duke system is simple: Austin Rivers drives into the lane or one of his teammates shoots a 3-pointer. And in...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to Winnipeg Jets 4-3
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 23, 2012 WINNIPEG — If the Lightning for an entire game could show the fight it did in the third period Thursday night, it would be tough to...
View ArticleCapitol Buzz: 5 things to watch today in Tallahassee
By Katie Sanders, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 24, 2012 Here's what we're watching on Day 46 of the 2012 Legislature:• It figures to be a fairly quiet day in the Capitol, and for...
View ArticleHeavy fog once again an issue for Tampa Bay's morning drivers
Times staff Friday, February 24, 2012 Tampa Bay drivers were urged to use caution on the roads Friday morning thanks to patches of dense sea fog.The dense fog, expected to linger near coastal waters,...
View ArticleHernando deputies: Boy, 13, stole AK-47, ammo while cleaning home with mom
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 SPRING HILL — A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after Hernando County deputies said he stole an AK-47 assault rifle earlier this...
View ArticlePasco deputy arrested in doctor-shopping investigation
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 LAND O'LAKES — A 15-year veteran of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office was arrested Thursday after he was accused of doctor shopping.The...
View ArticleCreative Recycling Solutions named NASCAR Green Partner
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 Tampa-based Creative Recycling Systems has joined the NASCAR race to promote sustainable business practices. This week, CRS was named...
View ArticleCreative Recycling Solutions named NASCAR Green Partner
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 Tampa-based Creative Recycling Systems has joined the NASCAR circuit to promote sustainable business practices. Last week, CRS was...
View ArticleBrooksville man charged with assault in road rage incident
Times staff Friday, February 24, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — A 27-year-old Brooksville man was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Thursday in connection with a road rage...
View ArticleTampa woman says she was abused, imprisoned by her boyfriend in Mexico
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 TAMPA — Rachel Bravo fell in love with a man she met at a laundromat on Hillsborough Avenue.Manuel Miranda Colon told her she was...
View ArticleTampa woman says she was abused, terrorized by her boyfriend in Mexico before...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 TAMPA — Rachel Bravo fell in love with a man she met at a coin laundry on Hillsborough Avenue.Manuel Miranda Colon told her she...
View ArticleTreasure salvaged by Odyssey Marine Exploration leaves MacDill Air Force Base...
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 TAMPA — The treasure arrives at its original destination Saturday 208 years behind schedule.Two Spanish cargo planes departed...
View ArticlePinellas deputies: Man, 58, seriously injured in home invasion
By Danny Valentine and Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Deputies were investigating a home invasion robbery Friday that left a 58-year-old man severely...
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