10 killed in multiple crashes on I-75 near Gainesville
By Danny Valentine and Will Hobson, Times Staff Writers Sunday, January 29, 2012 GAINESVILLE — Hours after a deadly combination of smoke and fog cleared, the skeletal remains of a semitrailer truck...
View ArticleClearwater company owns plane that made emergency landing
Times staff Sunday, January 29, 2012 LARGO — The single-engine plane that made an emergency landing near High Point Elementary School on Saturday afternoon is owned by a Clearwater company, according...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Attack lines in Florida's GOP presidential primary
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 Florida's prominent spot in the primary calendar means voters have been socked with political messaging in the nine days the...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich sets up battle between conservative activists, Republican...
By Alex Leary and Adam C. Smith, Times Staff Writers Sunday, January 29, 2012 THE VILLAGES — Newt Gingrich is determined to turn the next seven months into a battle between conservative activists and...
View ArticleAs killer from Pinellas awaits execution, victim's daughter grapples with...
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Wendy Mistry knew when she was a kid that her mother had died, but for years she never knew details.Then, in high school,...
View ArticleTampa Jewish Federation announces plan to transform part of historic Homer...
By Amy Scherzer, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 TAMPA — Historic Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, where John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley and professional wrestlers appeared, is about to be...
View ArticleUSF Bulls beat Providence Friars 81-78 to remain in third place in Big East
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 TAMPA — Halfway through the Big East season, USF is still getting used to the idea of having conference games it is supposed to win. But the...
View ArticleScott still unpopular, but approval inches up in new Times/Herald/Bay News 9...
By Aaron Sharockman, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 While Gov. Rick Scott remains generally unpopular, his months-long charm offensive and singular focus on jobs creation may be slowly...
View ArticleFlorida voters want to decide future of casinos, Times/Herald/Bay News 9 Poll...
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Sunday, January 29, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters aren't sure if they want Las Vegas-style casinos in the state, but they are certain they don't...
View ArticlePolice arrest two Occupy Tampa protesters they say confronted officers
Times staff Sunday, January 29, 2012 TAMPA — Two Occupy Tampa protesters were arrested Sunday night and accused of trying to fend off police efforts to keep a rally away from busy traffic, authorities...
View ArticleDeputies: Argument near Clearwater leads to apparent accidental death
Times staff Monday, January 30, 2012 CLEARWATER — An argument between a husband and wife turned tragic Sunday afternoon when she tried to drive away but ran over and killed him instead, authorities...
View ArticleCapitol Buzz: 4 things to watch today in Tallahassee
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Monday, January 30, 2012 Here's what we're watching on Day 21 of the 2012 Legislature: • Expect colorful artwork and the pitter-patter of tiny shoes...
View ArticleClosed lanes of I-75 reopen after deadly weekend crashes
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 The closed lanes of Interstate 75 and U.S. 441 in the Gainesville area reopened Monday after at least 10 people died and 18 were...
View ArticleReport: Tampa Bay Bucs coach Greg Schiano wants to hire Butch Davis
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is going back to his roots to hire at least one assistant on his staff. Schiano wants to hire...
View ArticleDeputies: Drunken fight in Ruskin leads to stabbing
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 RUSKIN — Deputies say two drunken men got into a fight at their Ruskin home Saturday, and one of the men stabbed the other.Oracio...
View ArticleDonkey 'Fear Factor' episode with Tampa Bay twins pulled
By Eric Deggans, Times TV/Media Critic Monday, January 30, 2012 NBC executives have pulled a Fear Factor episode featuring Tampa-born twins Brynne and Claire Odioso scheduled for tonight, amid...
View ArticleDeputies look for gunman who robbed Tampa drugstore
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 TAMPA — A middle-aged man who held up a Walgreens cashier while buying cigarettes Friday evening is still at large, deputies said.The man,...
View ArticleTiny Jefferson County fights to keep prison open
By Steve Bousquet, Times Columnist Monday, January 30, 2012 Just east of Tallahassee is Jefferson County, which is suddenly a symbol of all that's going on during this legislative session as it...
View Article86-year-old man dies in Clearwater crash, troopers say
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 CLEARWATER — An 86-year-old man died after his car careened into a tree and flipped Monday morning, Florida Highway Patrol troopers...
View ArticleWhen pythons take over Everglades, raccoons, rabbits and other small mammals...
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 Pythons slither all over the southern end of Everglades National Park. And because of them, a new study says, a lot of animals that used...
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