After tense debate, PIP reform passes Florida Legislature
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, March 9, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Despite a last-minute push for senators to reject a compromise, the Florida Legislature reached a deal Friday on...
View ArticleNo. 22 Florida Gators get past Alabama Crimson Tide 66-63 at SEC tournament
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 9, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — Billy Donovan is fond of describing the 3-point shot as "the great equalizer" in college basketball. Friday afternoon, it was...
View ArticleTwo injured in Gibsonton crash
Times Staff Friday, March 9, 2012 Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after the car they were riding in crashed into a pickup truck Friday night in Gibsonton.Joshua Bryan Dennison, 18,...
View ArticleArena Football League players go on strike
By Brandon Wright, Times Correspondent Friday, March 9, 2012 TAMPA — The Arena Football League has dubbed its upcoming 25th anniversary season "The Year of the Fan."So far, it's falling well short of...
View ArticleFlorida State Seminoles beat Miami Hurricanes in ACC tournament quarterfinal
Times wires Friday, March 9, 2012 ATLANTA — Florida State fans chanted and chopped in the final minute as the No. 17 Seminoles beat Miami 82-71 late Friday night in the ACC tournament...
View ArticleKenneth City police investigating home invasion robbery
Times staff Saturday, March 10, 2012 KENNETH CITY — Authorities are searching for two suspects who forced their way into a home and robbed three people early Saturday. Police have not released...
View ArticleLegislative winners and losers: Some bills that passed and failed in the 2012...
Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, March 10, 2012 Some bills that passed and failed in the 2012 session. Bills must be approved by Gov. Rick Scott.BusinessUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (PASSED):...
View ArticleWinners and losers: Some bills that passed, failed in the 2012 legislative...
Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, March 10, 2012 Some bills that passed and failed in the 2012 session. Bills must be approved by Gov. Rick Scott.BusinessUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (PASSED):...
View ArticleIn second year, Rick Scott turns from outsider to insider
By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Saturday, March 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Rick Scott, the tea party government-cutting conservative, stormed into office as an outsider and once boasted the "deal-makers are...
View ArticleMan shot in chest during St. Pete brawl
Times staff Saturday, March 10, 2012 Man shot during fight at his home, police sayST. PETERSBURG — Police were investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Saturday afternoon after a...
View ArticleHillsborough County to close downtown Tampa offices during the Republican...
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 TAMPA — Dodging protesters, searching for parking spots and getting through security are no longer concerns for those planning to use...
View ArticleLegislators hit hardest the pocketbooks of state workers, college students
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, March 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — After a year of incremental drops in the state's unemployment rate, Florida lawmakers came to the Capitol...
View ArticleNo. 1 Kentucky Wildcats beat No. 22 Florida Gators 74-71 in SEC tournament
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — In its first two games against Kentucky, Florida lost by a combined 35 points, and the Wildcats made it appear they were...
View ArticleNew canine officer in St. Petersburg knows he has big shoes to fill
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Officer Chris Turbee was carrying 220 pounds on his 6-foot frame last January when he tried out for the canine unit.The...
View ArticleTim Tebow meets 4-year-old boy with leukemia
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 TAMPA — Every time Preston Winslow plays football with his dad, the 4-year-old pretends to be Tim Tebow.The Denver Broncos quarterback...
View ArticleEx-commissioner Kevin White's fall ends with sentencing Monday
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 TAMPA — Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White never seemed comfortable with the unending scrutiny of political life."I...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays starter Wade Davis isn't sharp vs. Boston Red Sox
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 FORT MYERS — RHP Wade Davis certainly didn't look good Saturday night in the 5-0 loss to the Red Sox, walking four while throwing 58 pitches...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to Carolina Hurricanes 4-2
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 10, 2012 TAMPA — Lightning goaltender Dustin Tokarski was not far off the post in the third period of Saturday night's game with the...
View ArticleOne killed in Indian Rocks Beach personal watercraft accident
Times staff Saturday, March 10, 2012 One person killed in watercraft accidentINDIAN ROCKS BEACH — One person was killed Saturday evening in a personal watercraft accident near Indian Rocks Beach.It...
View ArticleWill Weatherford, first Tampa Bay House speaker in a decade, ready to take reins
By Michael Van Sickler, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Sunday, March 11, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Although he's not yet speaker, many consider him the most powerful lawmaker in Tallahassee.Consider the...
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