Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Internet rejection forces job seeker to try it the old way
St Petersburg TimesPINELLAS PARK — Russell Jacoby walked into the giant Walmart here on U.S. 19 wearing a necktie and dark slacks and went straight to customer service and asked to see a manager.He waited at the e...
Stepfather of critically injured infant transferred to Polk County jail
ABC Action NewsStepfather of critically injured infant arrested LAKELAND, FL -- The stepfather of a critically injured infant has been transferred to a Polk County jail. 29-year-old Ryan Clarke was transferred from ...
Texting ban bill moves forward
ABC Action NewsShould you be able to text while you drive? TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Here's a new reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: Action to outlaw texting while driving is off to a speedy...
Former Bucs WR Antonio Bryant signs with Bengals
TBO.comTAMPA - Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bengals announced Wednesday. The deal is for four years and worth about $28 million, according to E...
Jury rules against Smith & Nephew in Kinetic Concepts patent case
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Seminole woman escapes house fire cause by faulty refrigerator
St Petersburg TimesSEMINOLE — Sue Campbell's scary 5:30 a.m. wake-up call could have been worse.As she slept early Wednesday, the extra refrigerator in her game room was catching fire, an electrical mishap that wo...
Joe Lemire: Spring Postcard: Tampa Bay plans to regain edge in 2010
Sports Illustrated1. The Rays admit it: They lost their edge Left fielder Carl Crawford calls it the "World Series hangover." Starter Matt Garza admits the Rays "took [our success] for granted." Sho...
After quiet start, Bucs ready to join free agency game
TBO.comTAMPA - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offseason focus remains on the NFL Draft, but the team will entertain a few free agents in the coming days. Among those scheduled to visit on Thursday is safety Sean...
Cold-shooting USF loses to Georgetown, 69-49
TBO.comNEW YORK - There was no stirring second-half comeback this time against Georgetown. The first half wasn't much better, either, for the University of South Florida men's basketball team in Wednesday's...
Price leaves Rays game after being struck by broken bat
TBO.comFORT MYERS - Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price left today's game against the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being struck on his right hand by part of Adrian Beltre broken bat...
Rays' Maddon not a fan of 'floating' realignment idea
TBO.comMajor League Baseball teams slowly made its way through the Tampa Bay Rays' clubhouse Wednesday morning. The response was mixed. "I'll go on record as saying I don't like that at all," manager Joe Ma...
Former Gators football player pleads guilty, gets probation
TBO.comGAINESVILLE -- Former Florida football player Wondy Pierre-Louis pled guilty to two counts of criminal mischief on Wednesday and was given a year's probation. The Gainesville state attorney's office ...
Pasco man charged in rape of disabled woman
TBO.comSHADY HILLS - She was 24 but had the mental capacity of a child half her age, according to a Pasco sheriff's detective. She can't read or write and has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and someone took a...
Local lizard squabble heads to 'Marriage Ref'
TBO.comA Wesley Chapel couple takes a squabble over a pet lizard to NBC's "The Marriage Ref." Tony Banner says when he first brought Iggy home three years ago the iguana was only about a foot long. Tony's ...
Tourist injured in personal watercraft mishap at Redington Long Pier
St Petersburg TimesREDINGTON SHORES — An Ohio man was injured Wednesday after he was thrown from his personal watercraft near the southern tip of Redington Long Pier, deputies said.Lauren Garland and Craig Dehart,...
Big East: Georgetown 69, USF 49
St Petersburg TimesNEW YORK — Jason Clark and Greg Monroe scored 16 apiece to lead 22nd-ranked Georgetown past the USF Bulls 69-49 Wednesday in the second round of the Big East Tournament.The Bulls (20-12) are unl...
W Hillsborough Avenue reopens after truck hits power pole
St Petersburg TimesTAMPA — W Hillsborough Avenue, closed in both directions west of Webb Road for about an hour after a truck hit a power pole, was reopened by 2:10 p.m.The 1:10 p.m. accident outside 8370 W Hillsb...
No one injured as suspect leads Indian Shores police on chase
St Petersburg TimesREDINGTON SHORES — A 49-year-old St. Petersburg man led officers on a wild albeit short chase through several Pinellas communities on Tuesday, according to Indian Shores police.Moses Spells Jr. ...
Firefighters put out fire at vacant Tampa house
St Petersburg TimesTAMPA — Firefighters responded to a fire at a house just west of the University of South Florida about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday.When they arrived at 1702 E 127th Ave., flames were jumping out the ba...
Iorio lauds rail in State of the City address
St Petersburg TimesTAMPA — More than 600 people packed a room at the Tampa Convention Center on Wednesday to hear Mayor Pam Iorio deliver her annual State of the City speech. Many of them were rank-and-file city e...
Pinellas School Board chair under fire for calling disruptive students 'hoodlums'
St Petersburg TimesPinellas School Board Chairwoman Janet Clark is coming under fire for using the term "hoodlums" to describe a small group of chronically disruptive students in Pinellas schools.Board members Mary Brow...
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