Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tampa News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/50bf5c36071412a0/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 30 Keegan Timothy Burkhart was screaming obscenities early this morning at his Lutz apartment, say deputies. When a deputy tried to get him to calm down, Burkhart dialed up 911. To tell dispatchers he d... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984331/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:31 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984331/ The Florida Highway Patrol and several other agencies arrested 14 impaired drivers in Polk County during two DUI checkpoints Thursday and Friday. Authorities also made 20 arrests for other criminal v... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984332/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:30 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984332/ When Rachel Constance DeJesus swung the bat early yesterday morning, deputies say, she connected. Twice. With her husband's leg. That was after punching him twice in the face, according to a crimin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984329/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:28 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984329/ A 38-year-old Dunedin man died early this morning after his Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Kenneth W. Hays Jr. was driving eastbound on a private ro... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984327/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:26 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984327/ A 36-year-old Zephyrhills woman died after she was partially thrown from her 1976 Ford that flipped into a deep ditch last night. Tina Diane Steele was driving eastbound on Camberton Road toward Morr... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984330/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:25 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15984330/ ST. PETERSBURG - There was no national TV audience, no extra burst of adrenaline provided by a huge crowd at Tropicana Field. These were the Royals, not the Red Sox, and the Rays couldn't help but not... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980592/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:07 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980592/ DAYTONA BEACH - DAYTONA BEACH - He's bearing down on 50, an age at which few NASCAR drivers have been competitive, and he is supposed to be fading into retirement. There is only one problem: Mark Mar... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980590/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:04 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980590/ WIMBLEDON, England - WIMBLEDON, England - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Now he seeks... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980594/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:03 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980594/ NEW TAMPA - NEW TAMPA - The city has awarded a $439,000 contract for engineering and environmental studies to widen the final segment of Cross Creek Boulevard. The URS Corp., which also consulted wit... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980245/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:01 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980245/ NORTH TAMPA - NORTH TAMPA - Some King High students may be healthier, and the Earth may be a bit greener thanks to recent King graduate Ethan Sitver. The 18-year-old recently was recognized as a Volu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980243/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:12 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980243/ Mikayla Sanford , giving Keystone a 9-8 win. "The whole tournament, the five games we've played, she's been our most consistent hitter," Rogers said. "She's been putting the ball in play on almost ev... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980550/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:04 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980550/ CARROLLWOOD - CARROLLWOOD - More Carrollwood Village and Original Carrollwood residents have comments regarding a $4 million traffic calming project in both communities. "I have lived here for 11 yea... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980551/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980551/ NEW YORK - NEW YORK - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win. Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Youkilis' shot squirted out of Johnny Damon's glove, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980597/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:59 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980597/ BETHESDA, Md. - BETHESDA, Md. - Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the past two months. Funny how seeing the ball g... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980598/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:58 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980598/ registration ) * Keep it clean * Respect others * Don't hate * Don't use language you wouldn't use with your mom * Use "Report Inappropriate Comments" link when necessary * See http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980244/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:02 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980244/ EUGENE, Ore. - EUGENE, Ore. - Things were not looking good for Florida sophomore Calvin Smith as he came off the last curve in Thursday night's 400-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field tria... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980595/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:02 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980595/ S een Boyle? Well, you won't. Oh Danny boy, the Sharks, the Sharks are calling. Standout and stand-up Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle has been "convinced" to be traded to San Jose, the capper to a b... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980596/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:20:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980596/ USF CAMPUS - USF CAMPUS - The University of South Florida Alumni Association has named its 2008 Alumni Award winners and will honor them during USF Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 17 and 18. They are: &b... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980246/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:56 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980246/ UNIVERSITY AREA - UNIVERSITY AREA - The young adults stumbled upon the low-income community west of the University of South Florida and knew they had found the right place for their mission. The coll... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980247/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:53 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980247/ Buy Rays gear ST. PETERSBURG -- A surprise visitor greeted Rays players when they returned to the clubhouse following Friday's 11-2 win over the Royals at Tropicana Field. Comedian Chris Rock, who ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980453/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:56 -0400 Tampa Bay Devil Rays http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15980453/ In our current "Camp Check" series, we're taking a quick look at each and every one of those 84 men. The current set, players 21-30, include some of the team's most important 2008 additions (think Jef... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15979925/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:30 -0400 Tampa Bay Buccaneers http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15979925/ TAMPA - TAMPA - In just a week, the children in the Tampa Museum of Art's Summer Art Camp were introduced to paper sculpture, earth clay, plaster casting, paper mobiles and junk sculpture. Despite th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978370/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:58 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978370/ CARROLLWOOD - CARROLLWOOD - A $1 million expansion of the recreational facilities at Carrollwood Elementary School is expected to begin in the next two weeks. Hillsborough County's parks department a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978163/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:50 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978163/ PLANT CITY - PLANT CITY - The District 4 Little League All-Star tournaments get into full swing Monday, with four separate tournaments involving Plant City teams starting that evening. Haines City is... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978250/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:52 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978250/ PLANT CITY - PLANT CITY - The sanctuary at First Baptist Church of Plant City was filled with Gator orange and blue June 27 as family members, friends and classmates said goodbye to a University of Fl... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978254/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:50 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978254/ WEST TAMPA - WEST TAMPA - In just a week, the children in the Tampa Museum of Art's Summer Art Camp were introduced to paper sculpture, earth clay, plaster casting, paper mobiles and junk sculpture. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978241/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978241/ SEFFNER - SEFFNER - Their names are Heaven and Trinity, but Monica McIntyre likes to call them "my little miracles." Both daughters have defied all medical odds. McIntyre believes their ability to la... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978136/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:57 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978136/ WEST TAMPA - WEST TAMPA - The historical Guida house is back on the radar. The city is hosting a community meeting at 6 p.m. July 15 at the David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center to get input on the f... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978051/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:08 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978051/ CARROLLWOOD - CARROLLWOOD - Businesses along a 2-mile stretch of West Linebaugh Avenue soon will be able to connect to county water, thanks to a $2.2 million potable water pipeline project. Crews wit... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978162/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:48 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978162/ DOWNTOWN - DOWNTOWN - The Tampa Bay Storm hosted a Big Brothers Big Sisters Night during its June 21 game against the Los Angeles Avengers. Fans at the St. Pete Times Forum viewed a public service an... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978045/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:03 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978045/ TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Matt Carle, former 2006 first-round pick Ty Wishart along with a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978365/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:52 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978365/ RIVERVIEW - RIVERVIEW - On a normal workday, Bill Snyder of Brandon would have had a telephone receiver attached to his ear, practically nonstop. Anita Kulkarni of Tampa and Lucinda Zuaro of Citrus P... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978253/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978253/ RUSKIN - RUSKIN - He lives on Manatee Harbor Drive, with his house number emblazoned on a manatee-shaped plaque. So it's little wonder that Frank Garcia was more excited to have a pygmy sea cow, a pr... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978284/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:48 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978284/ TAMPA - TAMPA - As Hillsborough County struggles to understand why black babies here and elsewhere in Florida die more frequently than white ones, one local agency is bucking the disturbing trend. In... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978374/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:03 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978374/ SOUTH TAMPA - SOUTH TAMPA - The 9-10 Bayshore Baseball All-Stars clinched the District 6 Championship on Sunday, defeating Keystone 10-2. Bayshore was undefeated in the tournament, outscoring its oppo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978044/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:02 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978044/ Mary Ann Wilhem, John Block and Dolly Cummings symbolically toss their hats into the race for honorary mayor of Ruskin at the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce morning coffee July 1. The contest will continu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978282/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:52 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978282/ VALRICO - VALRICO - Coming soon to a theater near you could be some suspiciously familiar teenagers with well-meaning but dubious acting skills. Come to think of it, that rap singer with them on the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978139/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:51 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978139/ Lavern Franzen , former bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will be guest speaker July 13 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2104 Mud Lake Road. Franzen w... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978255/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:46 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978255/ YBOR CITY - YBOR CITY - Rose Barbie, 61, grew up in Tampa and had grandparents on both sides of the family who worked in cigar factories. Her heritage is Sicilian and Cuban, meaning she speaks three l... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978049/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:12 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978049/ WEST TAMPA - WEST TAMPA - For Harold Jackson, the walls have asphyxiated the area around Fremont Linear Park. They have created a place for people to loiter and drug dealers to hang out, and cast a p... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978052/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:59 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978052/ DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK - DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK - Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted angle... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978372/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978372/ TALLAHASSEE - TALLAHASSEE - A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders say is ridi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978371/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:59 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978371/ PLANT CITY - PLANT CITY - Since March 2007 movie fans in Plant City have lived with the hope that a theater would replace the Lake Walden Cinema 8 at 220 W. Alexander St. That hope turned into a real... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978252/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:57 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978252/ ORLANDO - ORLANDO - Eleven athletes from the Brandon Tennis for Fun program at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center qualified for and participated in the 36th Annual Special Olympics Florida State Su... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978141/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:49 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978141/ EUGENE, Ore. - EUGENE, Ore. - She is the fastest 100-meter hurdler in the world this season. But at this week's U.S. Olympic track and field trials, some might say Damu Cherry is a ghost athlete. Sus... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978367/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:55 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978367/ Samantha - helped them commemorate the milestone by sending the couple on a seven-night cruise in March on the Crown Princess. They sailed from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978286/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:46 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978286/ BRANDON - BRANDON - The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce is scrambling to save the greenery in the medians and along State Road 60 after being told by state and county officials there isn't enough ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978140/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:50 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978140/ TAMPA - Over the next few months, you likely will hear a lot about a proposal to create a county mayor position in Hillsborough County. So what is a county mayor and why should you care? Voters will... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978375/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:05 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978375/ MIAMI - MIAMI - Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978373/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:02 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978373/ WIMAUMA - WIMAUMA - County officials say a routine check of the County Road 579 bridge turned up some rotting supports, and the bridge will be closed to traffic for at least two months for further ins... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978285/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:47 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978285/ BLOOMINGDALE - BLOOMINGDALE - It's a marriage made in plumbing heaven. Officials with the Bloomingdale Oaks Dependant Tax District wanted a way to water landscaping in front of their subdivision. Hi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978135/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:54 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978135/ The news is bad all over. And if you're in the newspaper industry, you're not just reporting about it. You're living it. Though I risk coming off as self-serving today, I couldn't pass on this story... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978378/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:06 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978378/ A 16-year-old boy died and several other teenagers were injured early Monday, when their vehicle hit a utility pole on U.S. 92 near Robin Kristin Drive in Plant City, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978256/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:45 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978256/ BAYSHORE - BAYSHORE - LifeLink Foundation is hosting a series of lunches, 12 at 12, to build awareness of its work and LifeLink Legacy Fund. The fund provides resources to support patients in need of... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978046/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:13 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978046/ MIAMI - MIAMI - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and na... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978369/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:57 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978369/ WIMAUMA - WIMAUMA - South Hillsborough residents of all ages recently came together for a new project that honors the past while literally laying the groundwork for generations to come. On June 27, t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978283/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:54 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15978283/ ZEPHYRHILLS, FL -- The Florida Highway Patrol confirms a crash Friday evening at Camerton Road resulted in a fatality.Emergency crews were sent to Camerton Road west of Morris Bridge Road for a report... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977475/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:52 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977475/ TAMPA, FL -- Born in 60 seconds! Giovanni Angel Perez wanted to see the world now whether his parents were ready or not.David Perez with the help of a 9-1-1 dispatcher was able to care for the baby sh... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977474/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:48 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977474/ Of the 40 finalists for Pickering Fellowships who went to Washington in May, two were from New Port Richey. To put that in perspective, consider this: 1,000 people applied for the Thomas R. Pickering... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977720/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:53:20 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15977720/ Catch a game at Tropicana Field ST. PETERSBURG -- Andy Sonnanstine is going for double digits on Saturday night. For the third time in franchise history, the Rays could have a 10-game winner by the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15975954/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:32:20 -0400 Tampa Bay Devil Rays http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15975954/ Stars & Stripes caps ST. PETERSBURG -- U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Fradera smiled when asked about the difference in the temperature inside Tropicana Field and where he spent the Fourth of July last ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15975952/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:32:17 -0400 Tampa Bay Devil Rays http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15975952/ LAND O' LAKES, FL -- Pasco County Sheriff's Office says about 75 gallons of fuel was stolen from parked U-Haul trucks earlier this week.The trucks were parked at a U-Haul site at 5908 Land O'Lakes Bou... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974038/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:33:28 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974038/ Mother and baby are fine, but the father is still a bit shook up after their fourth child was born, this one on the living room carpet, in their Palencia Apartments home. The Independence Day baby bo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974307/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974307/ BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Video recorded during the rescue of 15 hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying tears of ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974308/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:31:59 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15974308/ SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks acquired standout defenseman Dan Boyle from Tampa Bay on Friday, trading defenseman Matt Carle and top prospect Ty Wishart to the Lightning to acquire thei... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973658/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:25 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973658/ HUDSON - A box containing what appeared to be human remains was found Friday in a storage shed at 13029 Buoy Court, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office was called around noon... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973655/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:25 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973655/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973657/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:23 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15973657/ LUTZ -- Who says you can't wear your patriotism on your sleeve? At this community's annual Independence Day celebration – people were wearing red, white and blue on their sleeves – and everywhere... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15972908/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:22 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15972908/ The first named storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the Yucatan Peninsula. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15972907/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:17 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15972907/ Flags sales down, fireworks canceled Local flag retailers aren't flying high this Fourth of July as concerns over high gas prices, job losses and the troubled economy are causing a dip in sales. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15971423/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:57 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15971423/ Former US Senator Jesse Helms (Susana Gonzalez, Getty Images) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15971422/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:55 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15971422/ The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is trying to cut back on its gas consumption.That's according to Sheriff David Gee's memo, which advised deputies to not run air conditioning in their cars whe... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15970080/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:58:57 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15970080/ TAMPA, FL -- A woman accidentally drove her car into an Einstein Bagels store early this morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.Investigators say the young driver, who was not identified, was parking... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15968876/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:44:29 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15968876/ 4.7.2008 at 17:28 Finnish shipping company Stella said Friday it would begin Helsinki-St Petersburg ferry sailings in August. Stella has bought a vessel to serve on the new route from Norway's Color... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967953/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:43:44 -0400 NewsRoom Finland http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967953/ TAMPA - Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a robber who took the fizzle out of a vendor's firework sales. A fireworks stand at the intersection of 56th Street and Sligh Avenue was... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15969952/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:43:01 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15969952/ ST. PETERSBURG - A family of five was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Friday morning caused by a generator in their home. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to 2902 Fairfield Av. and found a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15969951/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:43:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15969951/ According to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue, crews arrived at 2902 Fairfield Avenue Friday morning and found a 13 year old boy unconscious. The boy had been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, according to... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966981/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:08:19 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966981/ a woman driving a Toyota Solara accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brakes and drove into the front of a bagel store on Fowler Avenue in Tampa. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967298/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:06:42 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967298/ OLDSMAR - An Oldsmar man was arrested for animal cruelty after Pinellas County deputies say he dangled a dog from a moving car. A witness said Jack Q. Brown, 53, of 113 Mary Drive in Oldsmar was driv... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967297/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:06:40 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15967297/ Bradenton bicyclists robbed by men carrying 2x4s Manatee County deputies are looking for 3 or 4 suspects who robbed two people on a bike early Friday morning. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966210/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:31 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966210/ FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Back on U.S. soil, three American hostages rescued from Colombia rebels are now in the process of reintegrating into a society they've been absent from for more than fi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966360/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:35:49 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966360/ Suggest removal ) I am so happy he made it home safe & sound. Thanks to EVERYONE who pitched in to make his dream come true. I hope he enjoys driving it for many years & gets to teach hi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966359/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:35:45 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15966359/ The manager of the stand at 56th St. N. and Sligh Ave E. says the men stormed into the tent at about 2 a.m., just as the manager was closing up the shop. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15965330/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:27:42 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15965330/ PINELLAS COUNTY,FL--Pinellas County Deputies have arrested an Oldsmar man, for felony animal cruelty after he dangled a dog from the moving vehicle he was driving. He then dropped it onto the roadway.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15963717/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:47:37 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15963717/ The brain-boiling heat from now through September will keep a lot of anglers from going out on the water. But for those who don't mind getting right down there with the fish, it's possible to stay coo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962136/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:09 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962136/ The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year, $35 million contract, the third long-term deal inked with one of their younger players in two days. Penguins g... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962132/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:03 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962132/ NEW YORK - Brian McNamee asked a federal court late Wednesday to dismiss Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit or move the case to New York. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, sued McNamee in J... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962130/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:39:59 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962130/ MIAMI - MIAMI - Jorge Roque endured life in the Kuwaiti desert as his Marine Corps unit waited for the signal that the war in Iraq had begun. He survived as friends died fighting their way into Baghda... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962415/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:48 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962415/ TAMPA -- The frame is intact, but ever possession that belonged to Nicole Parker's family has been reduced to ash.Nicole's 6-year-old daughter Jerica lost every toy and her brand new pair of shoes, bu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15961461/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:47:22 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15961461/ DALLAS - DALLAS - Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs. Americ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962414/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:49 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962414/ Saturday will mark 10 years since Daytona International Speedway was transformed into America's largest lighted sports complex and the track's 400-mile summer race was moved from the mid-day heat into... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962133/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:04 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962133/ TAMPA - Philip Levy spent a decade excavating sites that held signs of early American history, including a plantation in the nation's first permanent English settlement, Jamestown. But when he and a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962416/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:46 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962416/ DAYTONA BEACH - Ford took its turn in the 1980s and '90s, with Bill Elliott and then Robert Yates Racing. Chevrolet ruled for almost a decade with Dale Earnhardt Inc., and Hendrick Motorsports. Now,... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962134/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:05 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962134/ GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. If offs... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962135/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:08 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962135/ PHOENIX - As Conor Jackson's two-run single bounced through Milwaukee's drawn-in infield, the Arizona Diamondbacks poured out of their dugout as if they had won a title. All they had really done was ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962131/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:00 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962131/ AIGLE, Switzerland - AIGLE, Switzerland - The head of cycling's world governing body believes it will take more than one scandal-free Tour de France to convince the public that cycling has beaten its ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15961450/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:07 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15961450/ Already, Bertha is one for the history books: the earliest tropical storm to form off the African coast since records began in 1967. The thunderstorm took the title early Thursday afternoon, also bec... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962418/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:43 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962418/ TALLAHASSEE - TALLAHASSEE - A coalition opposed to a proposed "tax swap" constitutional amendment has filed a lawsuit challenging the ballot language on the initiative. The group represents educators... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962419/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:42 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962419/ MADISON, Wis. - MADISON, Wis. - A female member of a gang of drifters accused of helping to kill another woman in the group and torturing the dead woman's young son pleaded no contest Thursday to reck... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962421/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:39 -0400 TBO.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15962421/ TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist won't be sleeping alone in the governor's mansion much longer -- he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who quickly captured his hea... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15958873/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:47:31 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/50bf5c36071412a0/id/15958873/