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Polk residents may face tax for rivers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Residents in unincorporated Polk County may soon be paying for a new tax to help clean up the county's dirtiest rivers, lakes, and ...
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Rogue locksmiths reigned in
TAMPA - Mechanics, moving companies, even telemarketers all have to be licensed or registered with the state to do business in Florida. But not bay area locksmiths, whose ads fill up pages of Google searches and the local yellow pages. Steven Wyman president of the Westcoast Locksmith Association says he has waited a decade for county commissioners to tackle what he calls an epidemic. All seven ...
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Yankees Jeter takes batting practice in Tampa
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle.Jeter took 21 swings on Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. He looked comfortable at the plate, hitting balls to all fields.The Yankees captain has also increased his movement by taking grounders and ...
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Search of Lake Jovita ends fruitless
So many were hopeful that something in the lake would help crack the cold case, but dive teams came up with nothing and wrapped up around 2:00 Wednesday ...
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Second arrest in pregnant womans murder
BRADENTON, Fl - Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube announced a second man has been charged in the 2009 shooting death of Crystal Johnson. Johnson, then 19, was seven months pregnant. Evverick Houston is now facing two first degree murder charges. "This is a blessing from God," said Susan Moore, Johnson's mother. According to deputies, Crystal was at home with her boyfriend when ...
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Yankees Jeter Takes Batting Practice in Tampa
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Hernando man tried lighting ex on fire
HERNANDO, Fla - Hernando County deputies say a man just released from prison tried lighting is ex and her new boyfriend on fire Tuesday morning. Sylvester Francis Kulaga is now on the run. Kulaga, deputies say, was released from prison at little after midnight on June 15. He was locked up since November on various drug and larceny charges. Deputies say on June 18 around 6 a.m., Kulaga went to ...
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VIDEO Waterspout touches down in bay
TAMPA BAY - Mother nature put on quite a show for motorists crossing Tampa Bay bridges early Wednesday afternoon. A waterspout formed and touched down between the Howard Frankland and Gandy bridges and took a spin across the bay. The funnel cloud formed around 12:30 p.m. and held together for about eight or nine minutes as it moved from the southwest to the northeast. It did not make it to shore ...
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Michael Adams Earns Ticket to Camp with Mini-Camp Tryout
The Buccaneers signed seventh-year CB Michael Adams on Wednesday and released rookie G Jeremy Lewis, marking the second player they have added following a two-day tryout during last week's ...
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St. Petersburg Open Plans to Double Prize Fund to $1M
MOSCOW, June 19 (R-Sport) – In an attempt to stock its draws with big-name tennis stars, the St. Petersburg Open is planning to double its prize fund to $1 million, organizers said on Wednesday. Since 2008, when then-world No. 4 Andy Murray won the title, only one top-10 player – Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who was ranked ninth at the time – has appeared at the hard-court ...
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Bottle thrown into Bay in 2001 found
REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) - A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been ...
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Proposal to be heard for Amazon center
TAMPA - Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal Wednesday morning during their meeting that could bring over a thousand of jobs to the Tampa Bay area. Online retailer, Amazon.com, is proposing to build a wholesale trade Fulfillment Center that could bring more than a 1,000 jobs to the bay area. 375 of those proposed jobs would include higher wage jobs that would have ...
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12 best sights in St. Petersburg
>Editor's note: This story was originally published in March, 2013 and updated June 19 to coincide with the International Economic Forum.(CNN) -- Several thousand of the world's most powerful people are in St. Petersburg this month for the city's annual International Economic Forum. The only problem? While we at CNN Travel would be the last to deny that macroeconomics can be a thrilling ...
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10 things you need to know for Wednesday
C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ...
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Teen convicted of killing cop in court
The Pinellas County teen sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the shooting death of a Saint Petersburg Police Officer is expected back in a Pinellas County Courtroom ...
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Organizers of St Petersburg Economic Forum recommending official dress style
St PETERSBURG, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Organizers of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/ have drafted a memorandum that will prompt the participants in and guests of the conference how to ensure the most convenient conditions of work, traveling around the city and spending free time. It is believed that transportation may pose one of the biggest problems during the forum. ...
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Hellickson gets call as Rays look to gain ground on Sox
Like many pitchers, starters Ryan Dempster and Jeremy Hellickson have a common goal entering Wednesday's outing. The thing is, both are coming from completely different places. Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters in Boston's 2-0 loss. The veteran could ...
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Red Sox sweep Rays in doubleheader
Boston - Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader ...
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Man threatens to kill Pasco sheriff
LAND O'LAKES, Fla. - Chris Kilgore, 18, was just hanging out with a few friends at a McDonald's on Land O' Lakes Blvd. when he remembers Robert Fernandez pulling up. Kilgore says Fernandez, 51, tried to befriend them and was acting "erratic." "It just kept getting more and more weird. He started acting real strange," said Kilgore. A homeless man then told the ...
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Peralta surrenders two-run homer in ninth inning
TB@BOS: Johnson homers to tie the game in the ninth BOSTON -- Jake Odorizzi gave the Rays exactly what they needed Tuesday: Quality innings from a starter. The rookie right-hander stifled the Red Sox over 5 2/3 innings, holding them to five hits without walking a batter. But the suddenly-dry offense mustered just three hits against Red Sox starter Felix Doubront. Odorizzi made one crucial ...
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Price feels better after throwing bullpen session
Email BOSTON -- Three days after reporting soreness during a bullpen session, David Price threw another one on Tuesday and this one went much better, according to manager Joe Maddon. Price, out since May 16 with a left triceps strain, does not yet have a next step planned, but Maddon said that'll occur soon. "He was very sharp," Maddon said. "We're going to consult him ...
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ESE school bus no-show for 2 days
TAMPA - "The exact time was supposed to be 1:44." "I'm waiting for Ari's bus. Do you know if the bus ever showed up to pick him up?" "By the time I get him, is the bus going to show up and I'm going to miss him in between-- that's the problem." These are the phone calls Silvia Weitzman made in her front yard Tuesday. Weitzman's son, Ari, ...
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Increase in storage unit burglaries
More than seventy units were broken into at the Uncle Bob's storage facility on West Hillsborough Avenue. In video obtained by Action News, you can see one of the suspects, with what appears to be a screwdriver in his mouth, hop onto a motorcycle and unsuccessfully try to start ...
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Power surge fee doesnt cover all
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - For years, a consumer said, she paid $10 a month for surge protection. Protection, she thought, for electronics and appliances in the event of a power surge. Turns out, it did not come close to covering her losses. Peggy LaRosa said a power surge struck April 2 with out warning. Roofers working next door ran over and described smoke pouring out of the outdoor air ...
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PR problem for new pier design
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As plans continue to demolish the old pier, St. Petersburg City councilman Jeff Danner is fielding complaints about what the new pier has in ...
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Tampa to be linked with rest of state via high-speed rail
Tampa may be connected to Orlando via a high-speed railway by 2015 if the project stays on schedule and if politics do not get in the way. But, the long-term future of the grander project may be in doubt, despite the US losing ground internationally.
High-speed rail is a fairly modern advancement on rail travel that has been widely adopted in the modern world as the best form of overland mass transit. Highly developed countries like Japan, the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain have adopted high-speed rail extensively. Read more
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