Crash closes southbound lanes of U.S. 41 in Land O'Lakes
Times staff Thursday, March 29, 2012 LAND O'LAKES — The southbound lanes of U.S. 41 were closed during rush hour Thursday because of a two car crash that sent five people to the hospital. A black...
View ArticleKenneth Feinberg says disaster compensation funds should be used sparingly
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2012 How do you place a monetary value on a human life?Kenneth Feinberg has had to consider that question a lot over the last decade or so....
View ArticleTwo Trayvon Martin marches scheduled for Saturday in St. Pete
Times staff Thursday, March 29, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Community leaders have organized two rallies Saturday related to the Trayvon Martin killing.The case has sparked a national debate and protests...
View ArticleDade City candidate kept tax break after moving out of home
By Christy McLaughlin, Times Correspondent Thursday, March 29, 2012 DADE CITY — On Feb. 17, Jeanie Germain filed the petition cards, residency oath and financial disclosure forms to become a candidate...
View ArticleAttorney: Criminal charges likely for resigning Port Richey mayor
By Robert Napper, Times Correspondent Thursday, March 29, 2012 PORT RICHEY — An attorney says federal prosecutors will likely file criminal charges in the coming weeks against Richard Rober, the Port...
View ArticleGov. Scott signs Medicaid billing changes; counties could be on hook for...
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, March 29, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Against the wishes of counties and tea party leaders, Gov. Rick Scott signed a controversial bill into law...
View ArticleCat rescue from Tampa tree takes a bit of a village — and Facebook
By Patty Ryan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2012 TAMPA — The cries started Tuesday in Southeast Seminole Heights. One man heard and told another. A kitten was stuck in a palm, 35 feet up.Any...
View ArticleLack of money forces Foster to drop plans for $64 million police station
By Jamal Thalji and Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writers Thursday, March 29, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Bill Foster said he's scrapping plans to build a $64 million police station because of a...
View ArticleNorthbound lanes on Howard Frankland reopen after crash
Times staff Thursday, March 29, 2012 TAMPA — Three cars collided on northbound Interstate 275 Thursday night and one person was taken to the hospital. The crash happened on the Howard Frankland Bridge...
View ArticleAnother Tampa city pool to get renovated
By Elisabeth Parker, Times Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2012 TAMPA — It was sink or swim for the fate of another of the city's hotly debated municipal pools — and neighbors decided Thursday night...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning loses to New Jersey Devils 6-4
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2012 NEWARK, N.J. — Ryan Malone said he never had less fun scoring a hat trick."When you lose, you lose," the Lightning left wing said. "It...
View ArticleToddler, 5-year-old critically injured in Tampa fire
By Marissa Lang and Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writers Friday, March 30, 2012 TAMPA — A toddler and a young child were critically injured and their mother seriously injured in a house fire early...
View ArticleMan, woman suffer life threatening injuries in Dunedin crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 DUNEDIN — Two people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning, according to the Pinellas...
View ArticlePalm Harbor teens injured in Dunedin crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 DUNEDIN — Two Palm Harbor teenagers were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning. The crash happened around 8 a.m. at the...
View ArticleCollins Center think tank hires new president/CEO
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, March 30, 2012 With its management stabilized and its financial affairs in order, the Collins Center turned to the University of Florida to...
View ArticleFlorida unemployments falls to 9.4 percent
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 Florida's unemployment rate tumbled in February to 9.4 percent, reaching the lowest point in three years, state officials reported Friday...
View ArticleMarch on pace to be warmest ever in Tampa Bay
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 The heat just keeps coming.After the warmest winter in 65 years, March looks like it will set a new record for the month, becoming the...
View ArticleMarch on pace to be warmest ever recorded in Tampa Bay
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 The heat just keeps coming.After the warmest winter in 65 years, March looks like it will set a record for the month, becoming the hottest...
View ArticleDunedin's lottery-winning waitress on ABC's '20/20' tonight
By Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 Dunedin's quirky Casa Tina restaurant and its famous lottery-winning waitress will be on ABC's 20/20 tonight. The February story in...
View ArticleDunedin's lottery-winning waiter on ABC's '20/20' tonight
By Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times Staff Writer Friday, March 30, 2012 Dunedin's quirky Casa Tina restaurant and its famous lottery-winning waiter will be on ABC's 20/20 tonight. The February story in the...
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