Moffitt Cancer Center appears to be considering expansion near Tampa...
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute appears to be considering an expansion onto a tract of land owned by Tampa...
View ArticleSt. Pete native will be presenting Oscar statues
By Sandra J. Gadsden, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 If you see a long-winded acceptance speech during Sunday's Oscar presentation, pay attention if an attractive woman leans in and...
View ArticleA brokered convention in Tampa? Prospect no longer looks inconceivable
By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor Friday, February 24, 2012 Jeb Bush calls it an unbelievable scenario. Karl Rove says life in Pluto is more likely.Still, national Republican party officials...
View ArticleA brokered GOP convention in Tampa? Prospect no longer looks inconceivable
By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor Friday, February 24, 2012 Jeb Bush calls it an unbelievable scenario. Karl Rove says life on Pluto is more likely.Still, national Republican Party officials...
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott drops Florida's membership in governors group
By Erika Bolstad, Miami Herald Friday, February 24, 2012 WASHINGTON — Governors attending an annual meeting this weekend will take up the theme of "Growing State Economies," an initiative they hope...
View ArticleAfter public outcry, state won't grade centers for educating disabled students
By MARLENE SOKOL, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 TAMPA — The state is dropping a move to grade the centers that educate disabled students, capping a week of outrage as Florida tries to...
View ArticleReligious ritual at children's agency has 'alleged demon' steamed
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 24, 2012 TAMPA — Luanne Panacek was in a second-floor meeting at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County last month when a manager came to her...
View ArticleHudson man surrenders after early-morning standoff
Saturday, February 25, 2012 A Hudson man is facing several charges after a two-hour standoff with authorities early Saturday.Pasco County sheriff's deputies first went to the home at 11152 Smith Blvd....
View ArticleWoman dies in Spring Hill crash
Saturday, February 25, 2012 A Spring Hill woman died Friday night after she drove into the path of an oncoming vehicle on U.S. 19, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Investigators gave this account of...
View ArticleAlbert Whitted Airport operator owes St. Petersburg $61,000, according to...
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The operator of Albert Whitted Airport owes the city $61,000 in late fees, fines and interest on his monthly lease.The...
View Article25,000 Progress Energy customers in St. Petersburg lose power
Times staff Saturday, February 25, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Thousands of Progress Energy customers lost power Saturday afternoon after a vehicle crashed into a power pole near Tyrone Square Mall.The...
View ArticleStaged accidents plummet in Hillsborough after county crackdown on clinics
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 TAMPA — Often criticized as the epicenter of auto insurance fraud in the state, Hillsborough County is turning its reputation...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues woman who fell from sailboat near Skyway Bridge
Times staff Saturday, February 25, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a woman who fell from a sailboat Saturday afternoon west of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.The unidentified woman fell...
View ArticleHundreds mourn pastor's daughter who was shot in head at church
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 PINELLAS PARK — The flowers were her favorite. The songs were ones she loved. The color scheme — red, black and white — had been...
View ArticlePinellas jail inmate plotted to murder witness, authorities say
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 LARGO — Howard Dilkes was booked into the Pinellas County Jail earlier this year on a charge of aggravated assault. Soon after,...
View ArticlePinellas jail inmate plotted to murder wife, authorities say
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 LARGO — Howard Dilkes was booked into the Pinellas County Jail earlier this year on a charge of aggravated assault. Soon after,...
View ArticleMarcelo Maseda, baseball player, politico, honorary mayor of Ybor City, dies...
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 TAMPA — Marcelo Maseda was nothing if not consistent. Everyone remembers him wearing his large hat, chomping on his Arturo Fuente...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to Pittsburgh Penguins 8-1
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 PITTSBURGH — If it makes Lightning players feel better, Saturday's brutal 8-1 loss to the Penguins apparently did not change what...
View ArticleEquality Florida presents award to Times
Times staff Saturday, February 25, 2012 The Tampa branch of Equality Florida presented its annual Corporate Voice of Equality award to the Tampa Bay Times during a benefit Saturday at the Italian Club...
View ArticleHillsborough Sheriff's Office says deputy, teen had sex
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2012 TOWN 'N COUNTRY — She was 13, waiting in the dark for a ride home from Skateworld.He was in his early 30s, 6-foot-1 and nearly...
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