Hernando rampage: Jury hears from John Kalisz's alleged victim
By John Woodrow Cox, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Dressed in all black, Manessa Donovan stared at her uncle as she sat at the witness stand in Hernando County Circuit...
View ArticleHernando rampage: Jury hears from John Kalisz's niece, shot several times
By John Woodrow Cox, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Manessa Donovan, dressed in all black, stared at her uncle as she sat at the witness stand in Hernando County Circuit...
View ArticleCops: Woman faces DUI, child abuse charges after driving wrong way on Tampa...
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — A 26-year-old Clearwater woman faces drunk driving and child abuse charges after she was pulled over while driving the wrong...
View ArticlePolice: Woman faces DUI, child abuse charges after driving wrong way on Tampa...
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — A 26-year-old Clearwater woman faces drunk driving and child abuse charges after she was pulled over while driving the wrong...
View ArticleHillsborough considers sprucing up Bayshore Blvd. before Republican convention
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA – Bayshore Boulevard could get a quick facelift in time for the Republican National Convention.Hillsborough County commissioners...
View ArticleHernando man gets life sentence for sex crimes against two girls
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Peter John Prahasky showed no emotion as Judge Daniel Merritt Jr. was about to announce his sentence Thursday in Hernando...
View Article500 look for tips on doing business with Republican convention in Tampa
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 SAFETY HARBOR — More than 500 Tampa Bay small business owners packed into the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa Thursday, all looking for...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama at Disney World, unveils plans to boost tourism
Associated Press Thursday, January 19, 2012 LAKE BUENA VISTA — Targeting prize electoral territory, President Barack Obama called Thursday for America to become the world's top travel destination,...
View ArticleTeen dies after accidentally shooting himself, police say
Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — A 17-year-old died Wednesday after he accidentally shot himself in the head, Tampa police said.Demarcus Smart and three friends were playing with...
View ArticleTeen killed in accident with handgun near Sulphur Springs, police say
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPASeventeen-year-old Demarcus Smart and his friends often hung out in the abandoned house down the street.On Wednesday, they...
View ArticleNaming rights for roads, cafeterias, bike trails? Lawmakers consider it to...
By Kathleen McGrory, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, January 19, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Coming soon to a bike trail, public school cafeteria or Turnpike exit ramp near you: Corporate naming...
View ArticleLawmakers consider selling naming rights for roads, cafeterias, bike trails
By Kathleen McGrory, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, January 19, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Coming soon to a bike trail, public school cafeteria or Turnpike exit ramp near you: Corporate naming...
View ArticleTop public works administrator leaving Tampa City Hall
Times staff writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — Steve Daignault is retiring as Tampa's public works and utility services administrator."Steve's whole life has been in the service of others, and...
View ArticleTampa public works administrator Steve Daignault announces his retirement
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 TAMPA — Steve Daignault is retiring as Tampa's public works and utility services administrator."Steve's whole life has been in the...
View ArticleRadio jock Todd 'MJ' Schnitt to quit WFLZ-FM 93.3 morning show
By Eric Deggans, Times TV/Media Critic Thursday, January 19, 2012 Todd "MJ" Schnitt, the radio personality who has led the morning show at WFLZ-FM (93.3) for nearly 20 years, announced on Twitter that...
View ArticleTipster leads to arrest in Seffner CVS robbery attempt
By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 SEFFNER — A tipster called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office early Thursday to identify a man seen trying to rob a CVS Pharmacy...
View ArticlePolice: Man grabs anti-fungal cream, gets jailed on strong arm robbery charge
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 LARGO — A man accused of stealing some anti-fungal cream from a grocery store landed in hot water after he threatened an employee with a...
View ArticleEducation officials in Pasco, Hernando discuss common issues
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 SPRING HILL — It was a brainstorm of epic proportions, at least in the realm of local education.Leaders and top executives of the Pasco...
View ArticlePasco: Projected savings shrink in four-day school week
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 LAND O'LAKES — School systems pondering a move to four-day weeks look to transportation savings as a key rationale for the move....
View ArticlePasco: Projected savings shrink in four-day school week plan
By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer Thursday, January 19, 2012 LAND O'LAKES — School systems pondering a move to four-day weeks look to transportation savings as a key rationale for the move....
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