Judge won't prevent closing of Hillsborough prison
By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Unless the Legislature moves to save it, Hillsborough Correctional Institution could close as soon as March 30....
View ArticleJudge won't prevent closing of Hillsborough prison
By Tia Mitchell and Jodie Tillman, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Unless the Legislature decides to save it, Hillsborough Correctional Institution could close...
View ArticleNew 300-unit apartment complex planned for downtown St. Petersburg
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — A Cleveland-based developer plans to build a 300-unit "luxury" apartment in downtown St. Petersburg, within blocks of...
View ArticlePort Richey man accused of raping women at gunpoint
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 HUDSON — The man slowed down and asked a woman walking on U.S. 19 if she wanted a ride. She said no. He asked again. When she refused the...
View ArticlePasco man accused of setting fire to homeless camps
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 HUDSON — As their tents burned earlier this month, the homeless people of the woods stomped and fumed and screamed. They said Scrappy lit...
View ArticleTransient accused of setting fire to homeless camps
By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 HUDSON — As their tents burned earlier this month, the homeless people of the woods stomped and fumed and screamed. They said Scrappy lit...
View ArticlePolk County woman who confessed to killing her infant caught at Tampa airport
Times Staff Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — Airport police caught a woman wanted in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son in a parking lot Friday afternoon. Officers searched garages at...
View ArticlePolk County woman wanted in death of son detained at Tampa airport
Times staff Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — Airport police caught a woman wanted in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son in a parking lot Friday afternoon. Officers searched garages at...
View ArticleHernando sheriff says 2011 crime rate was lowest in 15 years
By John Woodrow Cox, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — The Hernando County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that its crime rate dipped in 2011 to its lowest point in 15...
View ArticleReport: Tampa Bay Bucs to hire Bill Sheridan as defensive coordinator
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 Bill Sheridan has left the Buckeyes for the Bucs.Tampa Bay has hired Sheridan as their defensive coordinator, according to the...
View ArticleTampa Bay Buccaneers hire Bill Sheridan as defensive coordinator
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — The Bucs are in a New York state of mind when it comes to selecting coordinators.Tampa Bay hired former Giants assistant Bill...
View ArticleJudge rules cop killer faked mental illness for more than two decades
By John Barry, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — The curtain fell Friday on what one Tampa detective called an "Oscar-worthy performance" by cop-killer Carlos Bello, whose...
View ArticlePublic/private agreement to operate Spring Hill skate park ends
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 17, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Last summer, when the Hernando County Commission faced the possibility of closing parks to balance the budget, several...
View ArticleHillsborough man arrested on child porn charges
Times staff Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — Sheriff's detectives arrested a man, seized his computer and charged him with distributing child porn Friday.John A. Anderson, 19, of Tampa, had images of...
View ArticleTampa and the Rays: Not the boyfriend in the divorce, but a suitor in waiting?
By Richard Danielson and Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writers Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — Mayor Bob Buckhorn said again Friday he has no intention to be the boyfriend in any divorce between...
View ArticleClaims bills move through Legislature
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Kathleen McGrory, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — A Sunrise man left paralyzed by a speeding cop 14 years ago and the mother of a slain...
View ArticlePublic asked to help welcome wounded warrior Michael Nicholson to Tampa
Times staff Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — When wounded warrior Marine Cpl. Michael Nicholson returns home Sunday afternoon, he'll be met with an extensive welcome organizers have been arranging...
View ArticlePublic asked to help welcome wounded warrior Michael Nicholson home
Times staff Friday, February 17, 2012 TAMPA — When wounded warrior Marine Cpl. Michael Nicholson returns home Sunday afternoon, he'll be met with an extensive welcome organizers have been arranging...
View ArticleRedistricting fight moves from Capitol to courtroom
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for opposing sides in Florida's redistricting fight submitted briefs to the Florida Supreme Court...
View ArticleRedistricting fight moves from Capitol to state Supreme Court
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 17, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for opposing sides in Florida's redistricting fight submitted briefs to the Florida Supreme Court...
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