Future doctors at USF all hope for a perfect match
Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 TAMPA — Aaron Jeckell got up from the picnic table filled with his family and his roommate's family."Doctor J," yelled one of his classmates as...
View ArticleData breach puts UT student data on Internet
Times Staff Friday, March 16, 2012 TAMPA — Sensitive information about nearly 30,000 students and employees at the University of Tampa was accidentally posted to the Internet, according to a release...
View ArticleClearwater High parents approve strict new school dress code
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 CLEARWATER — Students at Clearwater High School won't be allowed to wear concert T-shirts, short skirts, jeans shorts or gym shorts when they...
View ArticleCFO Atwater: refund advance fees if nuclear plants are not built
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 A state Cabinet member says utilities should refund any money they collected in advance from customers for proposed nuclear plants if the...
View ArticlePrinted Encyclopaedia Britannica has everything — even prophesy of its...
By Michael Kruse, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 The people at Encyclopaedia Britannica announced this week they will no longer print their product. It started in Scotland in 1768. The...
View ArticleWith ALS, mentor to USF medical residents is now a patient
By Patty Ryan, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 TAMPA — Ten years ago, when Dr. Michael Flannery became director of the internal medicine residency program at the University of South...
View ArticleUSF Bulls top Temple Owls to advance in NCAA Tournament
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 16, 2012 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Has a second verse ever been so different from the first?USF missed 22 shots in a row from the field and suffered through 11...
View ArticleTampa Bay Storm defeats Georgia Force 50-47
By Brandon Wright, Times Correspondent Friday, March 16, 2012 TAMPA — It took 10 weeks for new Storm coach Dave Ewart to win a home game last season. This year it only took two, with a dash of history...
View ArticlePasco deputies investigating drug-related shooting in Port Richey
Times staff Saturday, March 17, 2012 PORT RICHEY — Pasco deputies are searching for a man they say tried to kill someone Saturday morning. Cornelius Rogers, 31, of Port Richey, shot Michael Knight in...
View ArticleNearly two dozen arrested in Pinellas during overnight DUI checkpoint
Times staff Saturday, March 17, 2012 CLEARWATER — Pinellas sheriff's deputies arrested 23 people on 30 charges during an overnight sobriety checkpoint, authorities said Saturday. Nearly 1,800 cars...
View ArticlePedestrian struck, killed in Citrus County
Times staff Saturday, March 17, 2012 A pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday in Citrus County, authorities said.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Brittany Elizabeth Cook, 23, of...
View ArticleIn cuffs, man Tasered and seriously injured on Honeymoon Island
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2012 HONEYMOON ISLAND — A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday afternoon after being shocked with a Taser while on the...
View ArticlePolice: Nine-year-old St. Petersburg boy playing with a gun accidentally...
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after his 9-year-old cousin accidentally shot him in the neck at his...
View ArticleAn argument between friends over money leads to shooting, deputies say
Times staff Saturday, March 17, 2012 CLAIR-MEL CITY — Deputies say one lifelong friend shot the other in a dispute over money Saturday afternoon. Orlando Powell, 28, argued with Larrod McClinton, 28,...
View ArticlePuerto Rico a force in Florida voting
By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor Saturday, March 17, 2012 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — You know a presidential primary has turned into a scramble for every last delegate when the candidates start...
View ArticleEx-USF student who was acquitted of explosives charge still battling for...
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2012 TAMPA — The University of South Florida graduate who was acquitted of federal explosives charges in 2009 is now asking a judge to rule...
View ArticleRetief Goosen and Jim Furyk lead Transitions Championship
By Rodney Page, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2012 PALM HARBOR — PGA Tour veterans Retief Goosen and Jim Furyk have not gotten off to the best of starts this season. But when the Transitions...
View ArticleImprovements to I-275 in Tampa are on the way
By Rich Shopes, Times Correspondent Saturday, March 17, 2012 TAMPA — Driving on Interstate 275 between Memorial Highway and the Hillsborough River can be bad for business. Just ask car salesman Darren...
View ArticleSenate tries again on redistricting maps
By Mary Ellen Klas and Darla Cameron, Times/Herald Staff Writers Saturday, March 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Saturday released its first attempt at fixing its rejected Senate...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to St. Louis Blues 3-1
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2012 TAMPA — All of a sudden the Lightning needs to start looking down instead of up.After Saturday night's 3-1 loss to the Blues at the...
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