Saturday 28th January, 2012
Ex-con helps county clean up
DADE CITY -- From the time county officials realized that Corky Yager's Volkswagen Graveyard -- an institution for 25 years -- was illegally zoned, they tried to figure out a way to clean up ...
Teacher of the Year brings charisma to classroom
WESLEY CHAPEL -- Pasco County's Teacher of the Year has acting chops to go along with her teaching skills.Maybe that combination contributes to her success."I know in my classroom ...
Conservative 'Friends' group targets abrasive Bunting
WESLEY CHAPEL -- There is much about the tale of Sheila Mann that cannot, or at least will not, be told, the authorities on the matter being unwilling to air family laundry on the public ...
School closings in Seminole may force thousands at other campuses to switch
Orlando SentinelSeminole County could trigger a wave of rezonings that would affect thousands of students and half of the elementary schools in the district. Parents who thought they had nothing to worry about ...
Boys basketball: Former assistants put on show for mentor
TBO.comNEW PORT RICHEY -- In the second edition of the Anders Family Classic at Ridgewood's Anders Court, eight teams participated and provided great Saturday basketball action with legendary former ...
Wrestling: Fivay captures 1st SAC title
TBO.comHUDSON -- In just its second year of existence, Fivay's wrestling team brought home the school's first championship as they dominated the county at the Sunshine Athletic Conference ...
Early Voters Cast Ballots
ABC Action NewsAlmost 3,500 voters cast their ballot Saturday alone. Voters must be a registered Republican to be eligible to vote for the Republican Party's presidential nominee. For more information about ...
Gasparilla 2012 pirate invasion
ABC Action NewsTAMPA, FL. - As the pirate invasion took over Bayshore Boulevard the crowd of hundreds of thousands of people grew by the minute. "The coolest thing is just going to see the pirates come onto ...
Several apply to be Seminole's new schools chief
Orlando SentinelSANFORD — The first applications for superintendent of Seminole County schools are in and the list includes several candidates who also have applied to be superintendent of Orange County ...
Sarasota-Manatee area bowlers among leaders in state senior event
ExaminerHeading into the final weekend of the annual Florida State Senior Bowling Association's annual championship tournament in Orlando, a number of area participants occupy spots on the ...
GOP advantage on health care complicates if Mitt Romney is Republican nominee
St Petersburg TimesJACKSONVILLE — The candidates have circled the issue for months, throwing bantam punches that mostly missed. During Thursday night's GOP presidential debate, Rick Santorum broke through ...
Hillsborough, Pasco report increase in early voting turnout
St Petersburg TimesThe early voting period ended Saturday for the Republican presidential primary with two local counties drawing more voters than they did four years ago.Hillsborough County reported a total of 22,515 ...
Republicans increasingly worry volatile primary will hurt them in general election
St Petersburg TimesWINTER PARK — The most volatile Republican presidential primary in decades may be great drama, but Republicans increasingly worry it could be hurting the GOP's prospects against President ...
Sinkholes in St. Pete? Not as rare as you'd think.
St Petersburg TimesEveryone knows there are sinkholes in Hernando County, where nearly a third of homeowners in one subdivision have reported sinkhole damage.And everyone past a certain age remembers the Great Winter ...
Seminole casino doubles down
Sun-SentinelTy Pennington revealing the casino's new entranceway at noon, and Foreigner performing at 8 p.m.Most of the changes came in the past three months. Since Nov. 1, workers have sawed, sanded and ...
Boat Crashes into Dock, 2 injuried.
ABC Action NewsIndian Rock Beach, FL - Two men were taken to the hospital after their boat crashed into a dock and seawall near 20th Avenue North, said Pinellas County Marine Unit ...
Pilot Survives Plane Crash
ABC Action NewsCLEARWATER, FL - A pilot was lucky enough to walk away after surviving a plane crash that happened Saturday around 2:15 p.m. near 6100 150th Avenue ...
Ad campaign puts kids first
TBO.comPEDC The Pasco Economic Development Council is using children in its ad campaign to try to separate itself from typical marketing ...
Students see teacher's lecture not full of hot air
TBO.comPORT RICHEY -- Bishop Larkin Catholic School science teacher Jessica Croghan-Ingraham's sixth-grade class was studying a unit on weather. Specifically, they were learning about air ...
Small plane makes crash landing in Pinellas County field
St Petersburg TimesLARGO — A single-engine plane crash-landed Saturday afternoon in a field near High Point Elementary School, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. The pilot was the only person on the ...
Boat crash leaves two injured in Indian Rocks Beach
St Petersburg TimesINDIAN ROCKS BEACH — A boater and his passenger were injured Saturday morning when their vessel crashed into a dock and seawall on the Intracoastal Waterway in Indian Rocks Beach.Richard ...
One dead after two personal watercraft collide in Lutz
St Petersburg TimesLUTZ — A man died after two personal watercraft collided early Saturday morning on Lake Hobbs, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Ryan N. Burke, 30, of Lutz, ...
FWC investigates Lake Hobbs death
ABC Action NewsLUTZ, Fla. - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is currently investigating a fatality boating accident on Lake Hobbs. One unidentified male died as a result of two personal water ...
I-Team: Not all state workers raise-less
ABC Action NewsTAMPA - When Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature forced state workers to chip in 3 percent for their pensions last year, some sheriffs struck back. They increased the pay for their employees ...
Crash blocks I-75 NB at Brooksville
ABC Action NewsBROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A serious crash shut down all northbound lanes on I-75 Saturday morning for about an hour. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, it happened shortly before 6 a.m. Hernando ...
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