Theft at Tampa gas station puts law enforcement on alert
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — As gas thefts go, this one was deceptively elaborate.Inside a blue Chevrolet Venture minivan, criminals had cut out a large...
View ArticleMan killed in Progress Village hit-and-run identified
Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — A 43-year-old Tampa man died Monday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near Progress Village. The Hillsborough...
View ArticleCrash involving semi closes U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 THONOTOSASSA — Both directions of U.S. 301 were closed at Ohio Avenue Tuesday morning after a semitrailer truck carrying scrap metal...
View ArticleWesley Chapel High School on lockdown after homemade acid bomb activates
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 WESLEY CHAPEL — Wesley Chapel High School was placed on a modified lockdown Tuesday morning after a homemade acid bomb was activated,...
View ArticleLockdown lifted at Wesley Chapel High after deputies investigate acid bomb
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 WESLEY CHAPEL — Wesley Chapel High School was placed on a modified lockdown Tuesday morning after a homemade acid bomb was activated,...
View Article15-year-old student arrested after acid bomb found at Wesley Chapel High
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 WESLEY CHAPEL — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on charges of setting off an acid bomb this morning at Wesley Chapel High...
View ArticleHillsborough courthouse shut down twice over guns
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — The Hillsborough County Courthouse was shut down twice Monday when authorities detected guns at the building's main entrance...
View ArticleExisting home sales and median prices take expected January dip
Times staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The median price of single-family homes fell last month in Tampa Bay to $117,000, dropping from $125,400 in December. The dip was expected.A December-to-January...
View ArticleMan barricades himself in house as Tampa police try to serve warrant
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — Police are trying to negotiate with a wanted individual who has barricaded himself inside a house at 2216 23rd Ave. East...
View ArticleWanted man surrenders peacefully after barricading himself in Tampa house
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — A wanted individual surrendered peacefully Tuesday afternoon after barricading himself inside a house at 2216 23rd Ave. E...
View ArticlePastor shot at Lakeland church found dead in his home
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 A pastor has been found dead five months after he was shot multiple times during a prayer service at a church in Lakeland, according...
View ArticlePastor shot at Lakeland church in September found dead in his home
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 A pastor has been found dead five months after he was shot multiple times during a prayer service at a church in Lakeland, according...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning's Vinny Lecavalier out indefinitely with hand/wrist injury
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Tampa Bay Lightning received what GM Steve Yzerman called "a blow, for sure," when it announced captain Vinny Lecavalier will be...
View ArticleAuthorities identify body found in garbage can at Brandon home
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 BRANDON — Authorities have confirmed the body found in a garbage can behind a Brandon home Monday is that of Benna F. Rogers, the...
View ArticleBody found in garbage can is that of Brandon homeowner's brother
By Jodie Tillman and Stephanie Wang, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, February 21, 2012 BRANDON — Authorities confirmed Tuesday that the body discovered in a backyard garbage can is that of Benna F....
View ArticleHART bus driver comes forward in Progress Village hit-and-run
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — A 43-year-old Tampa man died Monday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near Progress Village. And on...
View ArticleAnnual James Beard restaurant award nominees include three from Tampa Bay
By Laura Reiley, Times Food Critic Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The 2012 James Beard Award semifinalists were announced Tuesday and Florida restaurants were represented in greater numbers than ever...
View ArticleAide to state Sen. Jim Norman pleads not guilty in tax return case
Times staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — An aide to state Sen. Jim Norman charged with failing to file tax returns from 2006 to 2010 has pleaded not guilty to five misdemeanor counts.The plea by...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning trades Steve Downie, acquires first-round pick in...
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — Steve Yzerman knew the timing again was awful; knew he again was going to disrupt the emotional balance of the locker...
View ArticleJudge sets aside $23,000 verdict against Pasco County in workplace...
Times staff Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TAMPA — A federal judge on Tuesday set aside a $23,000 verdict against Pasco County in a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed by two county firefighters.The...
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