Violent crime continues decline in Hillsborough
Times staff Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TAMPA — Crime is down another 15.5 percent in unincorporated Hillsborough County, according to the state's Uniform Crime Report released Wednesday.Homicides...
View ArticleMorton Plant Hospital is first in area to offer new heart valve for patients...
By Irene Maher, Times staff writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 CLEARWATERAt first, the symptoms — dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue — weren't so bad. But 15 years after he was diagnosed with a...
View ArticleSeveral St. Pete city council members aren't signed up for recycling
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — In an effort to salvage St. Petersburg's struggling curbside recycling program, City Council members today will...
View ArticleLead by example? In curbside recycling, St. Petersburg City Council lags a bit
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — In an effort to salvage St. Petersburg's struggling curbside recycling program, City Council members today will...
View ArticleThree years without raises, Hillsborough County's workers could see bonuses
By Bill Varian, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TAMPA — Hillsborough County government employees could experience something they haven't seen in three years: a bump in pay.County...
View ArticleOne week after shooting, Scene nightclub is calmer place
By Jamal Thalji and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — A week after they ran for the exits as two men were felled by gunfire, the regular Tuesday night...
View ArticlePolitiFact Florida: Understanding the USF budget battle
By Katie Sanders and Kim Wilmath, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Students from the University of South Florida traveled to Tallahassee on Wednesday to...
View ArticleFlorida executes man 32 years after St. Petersburg murder
By Michael Kruse, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 STARKE — The state executed Robert Waterhouse on Wednesday night, more than 32 years after he beat, raped and killed petite,...
View ArticleTeen shot and injured near Tampa apartment complex
Times staff Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TAMPA — Paramedics rushed a 14-year-old boy to a local hospital after he was shot late Wednesday evening, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. The boy, whose name...
View ArticleUSF Bulls tie school record for Big East wins with 65-51 victory over...
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TAMPA — With each victory, USF basketball validates its success a little more, and Wednesday night's 65-51 win against Villanova at the...
View ArticlePinellas church holds vigil to pray for girl accidentally shot in the head
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The crowd gathered to pray Wednesday evening inside the old firehouse that houses Grace Connection Church.On a stage...
View ArticlePinellas church holds vigil to pray for woman accidentally shot in the head
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 15, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — The crowd gathered to pray Wednesday evening inside the old firehouse that houses Grace Connection Church.On a stage...
View ArticleCapitol Buzz: 5 things to watch today in Tallahassee
By Kim Wilmath, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, February 16, 2012 Here's what we're watching on Day 37 of the 2012 Legislature:• The Parent Empowerment Act makes its final committee stop in...
View ArticlePolice: 40-year-old motorcyclist critical after crashing into palm tree
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 LARGO — A 40-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday night after he ran his motorcycle into...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after falling 20 feet into Tampa ship's hull
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 TAMPA — Firefighters rushed a 31-year-old man working aboard a ship docked near the Port of Tampa to the hospital Thursday morning after...
View ArticleTrial of teen accused of killing St. Petersburg Officer David Crawford...
By Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 LARGO —- Defense attorneys for Nicholas Lindsey, the teenager accused of killing St. Petersburg police officer David S. Crawford, said...
View ArticleDeputies arrest St. Petersburg man in Valentine's Day robberies
By Marissa Lang, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Deputies didn't show Kevin Scott Wolfe any love when they arrested him early Thursday in connection with a Valentine's...
View ArticleProgress Energy reports 4th quarter losses
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 Progress Energy reported a $76 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011, the result of an agreement to refund $288 million to customers...
View ArticleDeciding who pays repair bill could delay the reopening of the Crystal River...
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 Progress Energy no longer thinks its insurer will "voluntarily pay" the full cost of repairing the broken Crystal River nuclear plant, a...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning D Pavel Kubina asked to waive no-trade clause
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 16, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman on Wednesday indicated he will be a seller at the Feb. 27 trade deadline. He took the first...
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