Deputies: Armed men attack Tampa man in his apartment
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — A man died overnight after he was attacked at his apartment by two men with a gun, deputies said.The man, whose name was not...
View ArticleDeputies: Tampa man attacked in his apartment by armed men later dies
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — A 37-year-old man died after he was attacked at his apartment late Monday by two men with a gun, deputies said.George Sherry was...
View ArticleSpring Hill man, 46, dies in crash after car flips, hits tree
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 SPRING HILL — A 46-year-old passenger in a car that spun out of control died Monday night.Gary S. Ziegler, 46, of Spring Hill was riding in...
View ArticleMan, 46, killed in Spring Hill car crash
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 SPRING HILL — A 46-year-old passenger was killed when a car spun out of control Monday night on Forest Oaks Boulevard.Gary S. Ziegler of...
View ArticleSex abuse trial of former Clearwater fire chief begins
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 LARGO — Jury selection is beginning Tuesday in the trial of former Clearwater Fire Chief Jamie Geer, accused of molesting a young girl for...
View ArticleJury picked in sex abuse trial of former Clearwater fire chief.
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 LARGO — Lawyers picked a jury of five women and one man to decide the fate of former Clearwater Fire Chief Jamie Geer, who could be...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by train in Tampa
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a train Tuesday morning, police said.The accident, which happened before...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after being hit by train in Tampa
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TampaPedestrian is hit by train and diesA pedestrian died after being hit by a train Tuesday morning, police said. Luis Alberto Romo, 71, of...
View Article'Clean Zone' out, 'Event Zone' in for protest ground rules during GOP convention
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — "Clean Zone" is out. "Event Zone" is in.And it's much smaller.Criticized as too sweeping and intrusive, Tampa's proposed ground...
View ArticleFlorida consumer confidence down again for third month
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Consumer confidence in Florida fell for the third month in a row in April, according to a University of Florida survey released Tuesday....
View ArticleWalls coming down at BayWalk in St. Petersburg
By Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 ST. PETERSBURGLet the destruction begin. Work is starting at BayWalk to tear down buildings and catwalks in order to make the retail...
View ArticleWalls coming down at BayWalk in St. Petersburg
By Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 ST. PETERSBURGLet the destruction begin. Work is starting at BayWalk to tear down buildings and catwalks in order to make the retail...
View ArticleAssistant Tampa police chief, key in security planning for RNC, seeks...
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — One of the men in charge of security planning for the Republican National Convention has taken a voluntary demotion.Tampa...
View ArticleMorning coffee, cruller interrupted by crash at Spring Hill Dunkin' Donuts
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 SPRING HILL — Giovanni Dargenio was sipping his daily espresso and munching on a French cruller in front of his favorite Dunkin' Donuts on...
View ArticleLeepa-Rattner Museum of Art names new acting director
By Lennie Bennett, Times Art Critic Tuesday, April 24, 2012 BY LENNIE BENNETTTimes Art CriticAnn Larsen has been appointed acting director of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs. Former...
View ArticleHernando officials will investigate same-day euthanization of dog at shelter
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — More than a dozen outraged animal lovers, many wearing T-shirts with the words "Never Again" emblazoned on the back, appeared...
View ArticleFire at Lockheed Martin plant in Oldsmar drew big response, but no one was...
By Mike Brassfield and Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, April 24, 2012 OLDSMAR — A thick column of black smoke shot from the roof of the Lockheed Martin plant on Tampa Road on Tuesday...
View ArticleReal estate broker files to run in Hillsborough Property Appraiser race
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TAMPA — Real estate broker James DeMio on Tuesday filed to run as a Democratic candidate for the Hillsborough County Property...
View ArticlePinellas detectives investigating apparent murder-suicide in quiet Palm...
By Peter Jamison, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 PALM HARBOR — At the house of Stephen and Donalyn Walsh, cradled in a quiet cul-de-sac ringed with oaks, nobody was expecting death.The...
View ArticlePasco officials put all their chips on Wiregrass sports complex
By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2012 NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco commissioners made a "leap of faith" Tuesday by pledging almost all of the county's tourism tax money for a multi-field...
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