Tampa police seek help finding men who robbed U.S. Postal Service truck
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TAMPA — Detectives aren't sure what the thieves took from the mail carrier. They might not know until they catch the pair.So...
View ArticleDeath of St. Petersburg man ruled drowning
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The death of a man who fell into the bay while stepping off a yacht in January has been ruled a drowning, according to...
View ArticleDeath of man who fell off yacht near Vinoy ruled a drowning
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The death of a man who fell into the bay while stepping off a yacht in January has been ruled a drowning, according to...
View ArticleWeekend has potential for severe weather in Tampa Bay area
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 A potentially strong storm system is expected to move into the Tampa Bay region this weekend, possibly bringing tornadoes, strong...
View ArticlePhillies' Ryan Howard plans $5.8 million estate on Belleair Shore
By Mark Puente and Joe Smith, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, April 18, 2012 BELLEAIR SHORE — Small details can illustrate something big. Take, for instance, the budget for doorknobs and such at the...
View ArticlePat Summitt steps down as Tennessee Vols coach
Times wires Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Pat Summitt, who won more games than anyone in NCAA college basketball history, stepped down Wednesday as coach at Tennessee, less than eight months after...
View ArticleClearwater officer details rescue of baby whose mom was seeing lizards, demons
By Will Hobson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 CLEARWATER — On Tuesday when Clearwater police Officer Brian Tejera got to the spot where Palm Bluff Street dead-ends at Clearwater Harbor,...
View ArticlePalm Harbor man dies after being hit by garbage truck
By Will Hobson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 PALM HARBOR — A 65-year-old man died Wednesday morning after being hit by a garbage truck, authorities said.James P. Algeri was walking...
View ArticleMiddleton High brings in grief counselors, delays FCAT after coach's death
By Robbyn Mitchell and Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TAMPA — In his first year at Middleton High School after retiring from a two-decade career at St. Petersburg...
View ArticleMiddleton High coach dies after collapsing at school
By Robbyn Mitchell and Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TAMPA — In his first year at Middleton High School after retiring from a two-decade career at St. Petersburg...
View ArticleMummies exhibit arrives at MOSI in Tampa
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TAMPA — The dead arrived on a moving truck Wednesday, and the living could barely disguise their glee. "These are rare and ancient time...
View ArticleIt's back to square one for St. Petersburg police station project
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — It's been less than a month since Mayor Bill Foster cancelled plans for a proposed $64 million police...
View ArticlePolitiFact Florida: Is that a public school teacher in Gov. Rick Scott's new...
By Aaron Sharockman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Less than two years on the job, Florida Gov. Rick Scott appears to have launched his re-election campaign, highlighting his...
View ArticleState Sen. Nan Rich running for governor in 2014
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Nan Rich said she made up her mind months ago to run for governor, but it wasn't until a short video...
View ArticleNew Super PAC backs Connie Mack
By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Freedom PAC, the second shadowy political-action committee in Florida's U.S. Senate race, announced itself Wednesday and pledged to get...
View ArticleHillsborough deputy seriously injured in crash
Times staff Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TAMPA — A collision trapped a seriously injured Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy inside a cruiser Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.The cruiser was...
View ArticleNew judge will preside over George Zimmerman case
By David Ovalle, Miami Herald Wednesday, April 18, 2012 A new judge has been appointed to hear the case of George Zimmerman, accused of second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's shooting in...
View ArticleNew Port Richey faces economic 'tsunami' in 2014, official says
By Robert Napper, Times Correspondent Wednesday, April 18, 2012 NEW PORT RICHEY — The city could find itself in a state of financial emergency within two years if no action is taken to overhaul its...
View ArticleFlorida didn't save money by drug testing welfare recipients, data shows
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, April 18, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Required drug tests for people seeking welfare benefits ended up costing taxpayers more than it saved...
View ArticleAmerican Bandstand's Dick Clark dies at age 82
By Sean Daly, Times Pop Music Critic Wednesday, April 18, 2012 He put Aretha Franklin and Chuck Berry in our living rooms, Madonna and Michael Jackson too, and for that we dubbed him "America's Oldest...
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