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Worker run over by street sweeper in St. Pete
? According to St. Petersburg police, the worker attempted to get on the sweeper in the area of Jefferson Circle SE and 4th Street North when it began to move. ?The worker fell and the sweeper ...
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Opening statements over in McTear murder trial
A 12-person jury was seated Tuesday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Richard McTear, Jr. Opening statesments began a short time later and ended shortly before ...
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Orlando City bans 15 fans for part of MLS season
Orlando City fans will be heading into Major League Soccer with a bit of a reputation. The team clearly hopes its latest actions can help change ...
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To stem violence police want businesses closed
SARASOTA, FLA - Sarasota police want the city to pass an ordinance forcing business along MLK in Newtown to close early.The issue is along a small stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Way between ...
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5 things you need to know for Tuesday
The Pinellas and Pasco County Supervisor of Elections offices are scheduled to mail out tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots on Tuesday for the upcoming Florida Special Primary Election. ...
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Floridians would lose billions in aid if federal court ruling on health insurance subsidies stands
An estimated 931,000 Floridians could lose $4.8 billion in subsidies to buy health insurance after a federal appeals court Tuesday struck down a major part of the 2010 health care ...
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Trial begins in 2008 Clearwater cab driver killing
Tisen KaShawn Washington, 25, of Port Richey, was arrested last year in connection with the shooting death of Yellow Cab driver Jack LaGrand, 50. LaGrand picked up his last fare on Sept. 17, 2008, ...
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Bodies found in Hudson home appear to be murder-suicide
HUDSON -- Authorities released the names of two people found dead in a house on Clark Street Monday night, classifying the case as a ...
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Delay sought on application that would allow mining of property west of Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE -- Just a week after a resounding rejection by the Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicants for the Cemex mining expansion west of Brooksville have asked for a ...
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Emails from the Afterlife In Japan you can prepare for death the Yahoo way
TOKYO -- In Japan, preparing for major events in life has become an institution. So much so that there's a whole preparation vocabulary: There's shukatsu, for when you're looking for ...
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State worker critically injured by street sweeper in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG -- A construction worker was seriously injured Tuesday morning when he was backed over by a brush tractor as he attempted to climb ...
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Jury picked in case of Richard McTear accused of tossing infant onto I-275
TAMPA -- The 12 men and women who will decide the fate of Richard McTear Jr., accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend's baby, were selected on Tuesday morning. Jury selection in McTear's ...
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Investigation continues into 4-year-olds death in Tampa
TAMPA -- Detectives were continuing Tuesday to try to figure out who was behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle that ran over a 4-year-old boy Sunday night in ...
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Charlie Crists bid for governor will get big cash infusion from state matching program
Charlie Crist speaks at a Florida Press Association and Florida Society of Newspaper Editors forum July 10 in Coral Gables. [Associated ...
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Tampa Bay will host World Cup of ball hockey in September
In Tampa Bays ongoing quest to host more international events celebrating things you may never have heard of before, about 20 Ball Hockey teams will be in New Port Richey in September for their ...
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What Brown Browns stock buyback could mean for earnings
J. Powell Brown, president and CEO, Brown & Brown Brown & Brown Inc. plans to repurchase $200 million of its own stock. The new stock buyback comes on the heels of wrapping up a smaller, $25 million ...
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USF Sarasota-Manatee names interim regional chancellor
The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee has named Terry A. Osborn interim regional chancellor starting on Aug. 1. Osborn, current USF Sarasota-Manatee regional vice chancellor for academic ...
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PDQ earns elite restaurant industry honor
PDQ sign Another in a long line of Tampa Bay-based restaurant chains is generating national buzz. Nations Restaurant News, a top food service trade magazine, has named PDQ one of its 2014 Hot ...
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Florida CFO tells N.Y. governor to stop the ads
Jeff Atwater, chief financial officer for the state of Florida Floridas chief financial officer is entering a war of words with New Yorks governor, saying the state is using misleading ads to try to ...
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Copa will add extra flights for holiday season
Copa Airlines' Boeing 737 Copa Airlines announced it will be offering daily flights for the holiday season between Tampa and Panama City, Panama. The additional flights will run from Nov. 17 to ...
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Eyeing Florida market Juan Valdez seeks to challenge Starbucks
The Juan Valdez brand is scheduled to open its first standalone Florida store this week in downtown Miami. Colombian coffee giant Juan Valdez says its ready to take on Starbucks and the first ...
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Prep Baseball Jenkins Shortstop Lopez Commits to West Florida
The 6-foot-1, 180-pound rising senior is the second Eagle to commit to West Florida this month. He hit .299 with 11 runs scored and five stolen bases this past season."I loved the school," ...
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SPC helps students stay focused with plan
From manufacturing to hospitality, putting students on a focused path to a career choice at a fraction of the big university cost and time is what's so appealing to ...
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I-275 to close at Westshore Boulevard
Take exit 39A to eastbound Kennedy Boulevard (State Road 60). Take Kennedy Boulevard east to Westshore Boulevard and then go north to the northbound I-275 entrance ...
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Fish poisoning leaves family with large bills
The poison put the 15-year-old in a coma. Austin said the fish ate toxins from algae along a coral reef in the Bahamas. When he and the others on the vacation ate the fish, they ingested the poison. ...