Tampa Bay Lightning net 3-2 shootout victory over New York Rangers
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 8, 2011 NEW YORK — Coach Guy Boucher had a message for the Lightning after Thursday's morning skate."You've got to be tough."It already had...
View ArticleTwo members of violent crimes task force injured in St. Petersburg crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Two members of a violent crimes task force were injured Thursday night while on a routine patrol, according to the...
View ArticleStretch of Bayshore Boulevard closed after crash knocks down transformer
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 TAMPA — A stretch of Bayshore Boulevard was expected to be closed for several hours Friday morning after a vehicle crashed into a pole...
View ArticleMan captured after high-speed chase from New Tampa into Pasco
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 SAN ANTONIO — Authorities arrested a man they said tried to strike a Tampa police officer with his car before leading police on a...
View ArticleKenny Chesney/Tim McGraw tickets available today online or by phone only
Times staff Friday, December 9, 2011 Tickets for the Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw concert on June 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa went on sale at 10 a.m. this morning, but are not available at the...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays sign Matt Moore to long-term deal
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Certainly most of the 19 1/3 innings left-hander Matt Moore threw at the end of last season were impressive. But, still,...
View ArticleAuthorities seek help identifying Largo credit union robber
By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 LARGO — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help identifying a man they said robbed an Achieva Credit Union on...
View ArticlePills, illegal drugs and handguns found in Land O'Lakes drug bust
Times staff Friday, December 9, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — Pasco sheriff's detectives seized 40 grams of heroin, thousands of prescription pills and 10 pounds of marijuana during a drug bust Thursday....
View ArticleSt. Petersburg ex-con charged with attempted murder
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — James Alphonso Greene was 16 when he was charged with five counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and 19 when he got out...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes teacher, coach suspended after alleged altercation
Times staff Friday, December 9, 2011 LAND O'LAKES — A Land O'Lakes High School teacher and coach has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into allegations of a physical...
View ArticleFlorida spends millions on questionable mobile home program
By Kris Hundley, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 Over the past dozen years, Florida has spent more than $33 million putting anchors under aging mobile homes to keep them from blowing...
View ArticleBody found in abandoned car in Holiday
Times Staff Friday, December 9, 2011 HOLIDAY — A body was found Friday morning in an abandoned car in Holiday Lake Estates. The Pasco Sheriff's Office has classified the death as suspicious, but would...
View ArticleCongressional aide is latest candidate for Hernando elections supervisor
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — The 2012 race for Hernando County supervisor of elections is shaping up to be one of the more interesting contests on the...
View ArticleProgress Energy warned itself not to self manage Crystal River nuclear plant...
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 Progress Energy's disastrous do-it-yourself upgrade to the Crystal River nuclear plant was such a risky idea that the company's own internal...
View ArticleU.S 19 is blocked off following multi-vehicle crash in Palm Harbor
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 PALM HARBOR — Authorities have blocked off US 19 between Nebraska Avenue and Alderman Road following a multi-car crash. Just after 4 p.m.,...
View ArticleDriver sought in fatal Hillsborough hit-and-run
Times Staff Friday, December 9, 2011 TAMPA — Deputies obtained a warrant Friday for a man accused of driving away after he ran over a woman lying in the road. Howard Earl Warren, 30, who has no known...
View ArticlePlant City motorcyclist injured in crash
Times Staff Friday, December 9, 2011 A motorcyclist was in critical condition Friday after a van turned into his path in Plant City, police said. Ariel Perez, 23, was riding his motorcycle north on S...
View ArticleTampa gets five proposals to redevelop historic federal courthouse
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 TAMPA — Five companies have stepped forward with proposals to redevelop Tampa's historic federal courthouse.The city asked developers...
View ArticleHoliday Hopes: Plant City student would love an internship on his way to a...
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 PLANT CITYCarlito has just one memory of life outside foster care. He is 2 years old, sitting in a front yard, eating tiny hot dogs out...
View ArticlePasco senior home manager stole from another patient, deputies say
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 9, 2011 HOLIDAY — In February, Amna Ahmovic was accused of stealing $1,403 from an 88-year-old patient at the assisted living facility where she...
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