Provides the latest RSS feeds for Florida News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Tampa News.net http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/cat/3951354e01311858/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:28 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:28 -0400 30 "Flush tag," which will prompt a discussion about the importance of hydration and water, is just one of the games that a new weight management program will feature in June.The University of Florida will offer the Fun & Fit Families program, geared toward the families of overweight children in Alachua County. It is a family-based lifestyle intervention that allows children and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764617/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:46:59 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764617/scat/3951354e01311858 Biscayne National Park has dropped a controversial proposal to ban fishing across nearly 16 square miles of coral reef, after vigorous opposition from anglers and members of Congress.The park, which encompasses southern Biscayne Bay, had proposed a no-fishing zone to help coral reefs recover from decades of heavy fishing that had devastated snapper, grouper, lobster and other creatures that make ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764618/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:31:33 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764618/scat/3951354e01311858 Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, and the leading container shipping company in the world added PortMiami to its Transpacific 7 (TP7) ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764438/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:30:46 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764438/scat/3951354e01311858 WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of 590.5 million U.S. dollars, lottery officials said late Saturday. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida. No further details on the lone winner was available. The numbers drawn Saturday were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with a Powerball number of 11. The chances of ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764619/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:17:35 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764619/scat/3951354e01311858 Due to the Memorial Day holiday, residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling and yard trash will be delayed one day for the entire week. The regular schedule for these services will resume on June ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764290/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:04:23 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764290/scat/3951354e01311858 A Suwannee County man was killed early Saturday morning when he drove off a dirt road and struck two trees, reported the Florida Highway ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764289/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:04:23 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764289/scat/3951354e01311858 A landlord shot and killed his evicted tenant in front of a Hialeah home early Thursday morning after the tenant arrived at the landlord's home with a baseball bat, police said. NBC 6's Ari Odzer spoke with neighbors about the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764242/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:50:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764242/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida Governor Rick Scott could sign or veto a texting while driving ban as soon as the weekend but so far, he has given no indication which way he is leaning. Attorney David Seltzer comments on the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764243/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:50:54 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764243/scat/3951354e01311858 Palm Beach County Sheriff's detective who posed as a kidnapper and Melillo was arrested on May 29, 2012, when he came to a parking lot to pick up what he thought was a $12 million payoff, negotiated down from the initial $20 million demand.During one phone call to an undercover agent posing as the victim's wife, Melillo threatened that if she didn't pay, "The victim's ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764236/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:49:50 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764236/scat/3951354e01311858 In a briefing on the medical condition of Causeway Cannibal victim Ronald Poppo, doctors and therapists last week expressed confidence that the longtime homeless man blinded in a vicious assault could once again lead an independent life.But in the year since Poppo was disfigured in the unprovoked attack, progress has been slow."At first, he didn't even want to learn to walk," said ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764237/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:49:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764237/scat/3951354e01311858 A Broward man got a break after a judge found he was less responsible than two other men who also pleaded guilty to a $14 million stolen identity fraud that submitted 5,000 tax returns — mostly for dead people, court records show.Finshley Fanor, 34, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764238/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:49:48 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764238/scat/3951354e01311858 We've entered swarm season for Africanized honey bees, as colonies split and clouds of the winged insects roam South Florida in search of new nesting sites.You may see thousands clinging to a tree branch, waiting for the return of scouts looking for ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764291/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:49:44 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214764291/scat/3951354e01311858 USA Protesters across the US are joining the worldwide rally against biotech giant Monsanto and genetically engineered crops. The mass protest comes shortly after the Senate turned down a bill that would allow states to require the labeling of GM foods. Organizers of the major rally ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763629/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:34:03 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763629/scat/3951354e01311858 Protesters worried about genetically modified foods and plants took the streets in Orlando today as part of the global March Against Monsanto.About 800 people gathered with signs, pamphlets and speeches in front of Orlando City Hall this afternoon.Maryann Wilson of Clermont brought her daughter to the protest that started at 2 p.m. to "make sure they don't secure a monopoly on ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763744/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:24:27 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763744/scat/3951354e01311858 Zoo Miami animals are creating paintings for "Savage," an art exhibit made by animals to benefit animals. The art will be auctioned off at the Bakehouse Art Complex on June 1. Proceeds will support species conservation and research both locally and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763434/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:42:30 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763434/scat/3951354e01311858 police said Saturday.Lisa Gail Quiggins, 45, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury.The May 14 incident happened about 6 p.m. near Northeast ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763417/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:41:24 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763417/scat/3951354e01311858 Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Game 2 takes place on Friday night in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, with the Pacers looking to push the Heat all the way again but hopefully this time end up on the right side of the result. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763096/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:41 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763096/scat/3951354e01311858 Fort Lauderdale Police said Monday that they have found and seized the red Volkswagen Beetle involved in a recent hit-and-run crash with a young boy - and now need the public's help identifying the driver. Isaac Cruz's mother, Jenny Rivera, pleaded for the driver to turn himself or herself ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763140/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:57:36 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763140/scat/3951354e01311858 Coral Springs Saturday, including a child who was transported by air to Broward Health Medical Center, according to a Coral Springs Fire Department official.The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the expressway at Atlantic Boulevard, according to ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763126/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56:30 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214763126/scat/3951354e01311858 Put 250,000 people ready to party and ignorant of local rules in a 20-block radius and you end up with one mess bigger than a teenage girl's car. Yet, this is the scenario that Miami Beach has to deal with one weekend a year since 2001 during the animated Urban Beach Weekend that takes place ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762777/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:26:57 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762777/scat/3951354e01311858 who help keep sales healthy. "Our area is a great area because it's gotten very bike-friendly," said Jessica Kinnee, co-owner of Retro City Cycles north of downtown Orlando. And, she said, "we can do this 365 days a year." One of the latest stores to open here is Performance Bicycle, a nationwide dealer that expanded into Florida this year. It has four Florida shops so ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762555/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:16:03 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762555/scat/3951354e01311858 police said on Saturday. The women, Kimberly Amber Parker, 29 and Jessica Lee Dennis, 21, are both charged with carjacking, strong-arm robbery and battery. Both were being held at the North Broward Jail ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762729/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:12:13 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762729/scat/3951354e01311858 What they got, though, is considered an eyesore. It turns out that the design plans were never reviewed, so the construction firm built a bridge designed for vehicle traffic and not horses or ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762380/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:50 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762380/scat/3951354e01311858 A Broward taxi driver was home recovering on Thursday after he says he was attacked by two women in his cab. Joseph Gutierrez de Pineres told NBC 6's Willard Shepard what happened to ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762334/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:28:02 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214762334/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA | Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761664/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:47:33 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761664/scat/3951354e01311858 A 66-year-old Flagler Beach man was convicted Friday of second-degree murder after he shot neighbor Dana Mulhall five times in March 2012 because of his dogs, according to the State Attorney's Office.Paul Miller took issue over the 52-year-old's barking dogs, hid his handgun in his waistband and went outside to confront Mulhall.He shot him, later claiming self-defense, according to ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761718/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:27:17 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761718/scat/3951354e01311858 Cyclists on the Rickenbacker Causeway now have a new worry to add to a growing list: BB guns and tacks. NBC 6's Steve Litz spoke with cyclist Nolan Farhy about getting shot by a BB gun during a morning ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761653/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:24:32 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761653/scat/3951354e01311858 Oct. 27, 2011: the South Florida Water Management District, workers are shown holding a nearly 16-foot long Burmese Python that was captured and killed in Everglades National Park, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761719/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:40 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761719/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- A motorcyclist died Friday night after an accident on Bearss Avenue, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Just after 7 p.m., Geoffrey B. Dawson, 25, of Tampa, was driving a 2006 Honda CBR 1000 westbound on Bearss Avenue at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic, deputies said. At the same time, Catherine Nicholas, 27, of Brandon, was turning left at ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761695/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:16 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761695/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- Hialeah's former mayor has pleaded not guilty to federal tax evasion charges.Julio Robaina and his wife are charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S., filing a false tax return and making false statements to investigators.Raiza Villacis Robaina did not enter a plea with her husband on Friday because it is not yet clear whether his attorney can represent her, too. The Robainas ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761089/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:41:59 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761089/scat/3951354e01311858 G-One, also known as Ghetto One, is composed of four Puerto Rican singers and dancers: Jos A. Santiago "J. Ane", LeBron "Reyson" Reginald, Edgardo Cotto "Ezzy Rose", and former basketball player Jonathan Romero "Neythen", that targeted the urban genre with one goal: take their music ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761150/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:38:15 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214761150/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $76,438.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Lutz, Dundee and Cape Coral, lottery officials reported.The 333 tickets matching four numbers won $111 each. Another 10,539 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 102,651 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760583/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760583/scat/3951354e01311858 LARGO, Fla. -- A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot in a confrontation with two sheriff's deputies in the Tampa Bay area.According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, deputies Steven Smith and Mark Douglas responded to a call about an armed man in Largo on Friday night.The sheriff's office says the deputies attempted to stop the suspect's ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760255/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760255/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $1 million, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Four tickets won $1,646 for picking 4-of-4; 28 tickets won $515.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,040 tickets won $41 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,291 tickets won $23 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760584/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760584/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Parts of the Tallahassee Regional Airport are now restricted as authorities investigate a suspicious bag discovered in one of the terminals.The airport's assistant superintendent of airport operations tells WCTV in Tallahassee ( http://bit.ly/13SX1Z7) that no flights have been impacted as the investigation continues.Tallahassee police officials say a robot was sent into ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760585/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:44 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760585/scat/3951354e01311858 Davie Police say the Silver Pontiac was traveling north on University Drive just after 1 a.m. when it lost control, crossing over the median and into the southbound lanes. It then struck a tree on the west side of University ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760586/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:25:12 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760586/scat/3951354e01311858 The driver of a silver Pontiac was pronounced dead early Saturday at the scene of a one-car crash, according to Davie police.The incident was reported shortly after 1 a.m. along University Drive near Southwest ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760556/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:23:58 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214760556/scat/3951354e01311858 A rescued loggerhead sea turtle is released off the Florida Keys on Friday, after being treated for swallowing a small piece of plastic which disrupted its digestive system. Charley the turtle, who weighs 3kg and is 30.5cm long, was found by a fisherman floating in a Sargasso weed patch. Charley reportedly traveled around 2,000 miles from Santa Marta, Colombia, before reaching ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214759199/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:09 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214759199/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered 22 dead cats at his home.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports deputies were executing an eviction at the home of James Hopkins when the cats were discovered Thursday.Deputies say the deceased felines were being stored in two freezers. Investigators also discovered more than two dozen ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757872/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:38 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757872/scat/3951354e01311858 NAPLES, Fla. -- A12-year-old girl has been charged with making a bomb threat at a southwest Florida public library.Naples police say a Collier County Library branch was evacuated Wednesday morning after a worker found a note in the book depository that threatened to "blow up" the library. A sheriff's office K-9 searched the library but did not find any explosives.An investigation ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214758020/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:38 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214758020/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The St. Petersburg Pier is scheduled to close soon, but people will still be able to fish off the structure until later this summer.The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/14IhGSy) reports that the city will continue to allow people to fish from the road that leads to the pier building, at least for several weeks. The Pier is scheduled for closure on May 31.Residents and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214758757/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:36 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214758757/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- South Florida officials are partnering with a charity to help reimburse child care providers for installing alarms that alert a driver when a child has been left in the car.The Broward County Board of County Commissioners recently passed an ordinance requiring child care centers and family child care homes to install safety alarms in vehicles carrying six or more ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757933/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:35 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757933/scat/3951354e01311858 The National Basketball Association, Miami HEAT, and AmericanAirlines Arena are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable sports & entertainment experience. NBA fans have a right to expect an environment where: Players respect and appreciate each and every fan. Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional, and courteous manner by all Arena and team ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757567/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:37:59 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214757567/scat/3951354e01311858 The Pinellas Supervisor of Elections is posting daily updates on how many signatures have been verified on the more than 20,000 petitions turned in to the city clerk. As of Thursday, the county had processed 8,512 signatures, and 95 percent had been declared valid. The office updates the total at the end of each day on its website. Concerned Citizens of St. Petersburg handed in more than 20,000 ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214756567/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:12:22 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214756567/scat/3951354e01311858 Disappointing Court Decision Will Be Appealed, Says AU's Lynn FLORIDA - August 4 - Americans United for Separation of Church and State will appeal Leon Circuit Judge John ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214756090/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:34 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214756090/scat/3951354e01311858 A 17-year-old with a prior arrest for stealing a gun during a home burglary was charged by Orlando police Thursday with one count of first-degree murder in the death of an apartment complex security guard. Terrance Anthony, who was already being detained on several unrelated charges, is accused of killing Allen Ray McPherson on Oct. 20. McPherson, 48, was working at the Sabal Palm Apartments as ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214753769/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:44 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214753769/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214754596/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:29:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214754596/scat/3951354e01311858 © 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214753679/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:42 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214753679/scat/3951354e01311858 Roy Hibbert shoots the ball as Miami Heat center Chris Bosh defends during the first half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series. (AP Photo/Lynne ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752453/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:53 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752453/scat/3951354e01311858 As boating season kicks off, the Coast Guard is encouraging people to stay safe. Officer Jorge Pino of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joe Abeyta give their ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752553/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:08:50 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752553/scat/3951354e01311858 Wake Forest on Raycom? Can't say I really blame ESPN for sticking this game in the undesirable noon slot. Miami is, after all, the home team and this is the ACC's TV game. Quite frankly, both UM and the ACC haven't been relevant on a national level for years. It also doesn't help that the Gators, even though they won 11 games last season, aren't the sexiest of teams and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752454/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:25 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214752454/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE | Florida has a new fiscal game plan to keep its spring training lineup of baseball teams from jumping to the Cactus League in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:32 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/3951354e01311858 Ronde Barber's record-breaking 200th consecutive start to open the 2012 NFL season was one of the moments recognized during the Tampa Bay Sports Commission's annual Sneaker Soiree ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/3951354e01311858 A teenage student was shot in the leg at a middle school south of Miami Friday afternoon, sending the campus into lockdown. Miami-Dade Police said investigators were questioning a classmate who allegedly brought the firearm inside a backpack to Redland Middle School in Homestead. Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesman John Schuster told NBC6 ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751789/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:48 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751789/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled egg. Caylinn Young, 25, of Oklahoma felt isolated in her experience until she read recently about a Lutz woman named Remee Lee, 26, who miscarried in March, reportedly under similar ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751960/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751960/scat/3951354e01311858 Memorial Day weekend, looking for oblivious lead-footed drivers traveling South Florida's roadways. The agency wants to reduce holiday weekend traffic fatalities statewide. Since 2008, those have ranged from 22 to 33 deaths per year. There were 27 fatal crashes in Florida last year during Memorial Day weekend. "We're out to enforce speed laws to save lives," FHP Sgt. Mark ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751845/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:01 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751845/scat/3951354e01311858 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, will serve ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751156/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:30 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751156/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school.Judge William Wright, who is based in Jackson County, ruled Friday against the request made by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.Bondi's office filed the petition in March. There is believed to be unmarked graves on the school site. Wright in his ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750753/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:29 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750753/scat/3951354e01311858 the place for Memorial Day weekend revelers, with hot acts, sold-out hotels and can’t-miss parties that cater to African-American crowds.Just two years ago, hotel occupancy averaged more than 85 percent over the weekend with daily rates about $260 — far higher than the month’s average of 74.4 percent occupancy at $195 a night and the holiday weekend’s highest numbers in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751056/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:27 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751056/scat/3951354e01311858 Williams Elementary fourth-grader Dejayauna Johnson, 11, challenges Lincoln Middle School eighth-grader Davis Washburn, 14, to a game of chess Friday. Washburn was playing three other students at the same time, and every time he came back to Johnson's board the pieces were in different places so he accused her of cheating. Johnson told him to bring it on, and Washburn replied, "Now I am ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751263/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:37 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751263/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- The paralegal at the center of scandalous allegations of a DUI setup talked to prosecutors behind closed doors Thursday. But the attorney for Melissa Personius contends there was no plot by the paralegal's bosses to get C. Philip Campbell, their opposing counsel, arrested on a DUI charge in the middle of a heated trial. "It wasn't like, 'Get this guy drunk, get him ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751229/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214751229/scat/3951354e01311858 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, clinching an appearance in Sunday's ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750391/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:14 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750391/scat/3951354e01311858 American Medical Response just broke a world record on teaching chest compression-only CPR to keep people alive. All with a little rhythm and some help from the BeeGees. NBC 6's David Jeannot ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750275/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:45:51 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750275/scat/3951354e01311858 He's the man behind the camera in the nationwide Rover to the Rescue Tour. And he wants to photograph your dog to help raise money for pet rescues and shelters. Andrew Grant will be at the Humane Society ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750210/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750210/scat/3951354e01311858 Sam Bryant earned the rank of Eagle Scout 21/2 years ago, piling up merit badges, holding leadership positions in Tampa Palms Troop 180 and -- for his big project -- putting on a dog adoption fair. "Scouting has made me a better person,'' the Freedom High School junior said Friday. "I gain knowledge of a bunch stuff I don't get anywhere else.'' As for recent ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750365/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750365/scat/3951354e01311858 Bringing your family pet to the backyard barbecue? You may want to check out these tips on keeping your pet safe this holiday weekend, compliments ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750211/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750211/scat/3951354e01311858 pain management clinic where he worked and seized his patient and business records.Two years later, Dr. John Bennett hasn't been charged with any crime — though federal prosecutors hinted he may be — but he has taken a very unusual and aggressive step to fight back.Bennett, 63, filed a civil action to try to force authorities to return his property and tip their hand about ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750212/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:05 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214750212/scat/3951354e01311858 South American hospitality company Atton Hotels will open a location in Miami two years from now.The expansion was announced Friday by Gov. Rick Scott, who recently returned from a trade trip to Santiago, Chile.Atton Hotels, founded in 2000, has three hotels in Chile and one in Peru. The Brickell Avenue property will have 270 rooms; an exact address was not available Friday. Scott’s ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748866/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:18 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748866/scat/3951354e01311858 Can a television competition show tell the story of diving?Briadam Herrera, 17, laughs at the question as he stands on the sun-baked pool deck at the University of Miami in Coral ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:17 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/3951354e01311858 Miami Gardens’ new city hall is expected to be completed sometime later this year, and with construction under way, the city ran into a minor hiccup in the building of a road near the construction site.Local business Tires On The Go uses Northwest 185th Terrace as an access point — that’s a road the city is reconstructing.According to Miami Gardens City Manager Danny Crew, the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748766/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:16 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748766/scat/3951354e01311858 HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school.A Miami-Dade Schools Police Department spokesman says the shooting occurred Friday afternoon at Redland Middle School in Homestead. Initial reports indicate that an 11-year-old boy brought a gun to school in his backpack, and the gun accidentally discharged inside the bag.The wounded boy was airlifted to Miami ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749222/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:15 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749222/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA, Fla. - It started with wings, lots of broken off wings. After awhile, Michael Haddock broke down and called an exterminator. That's when he learned, inside the floor of his newly-rented south Tampa home, there are termites. "It was a nice little Saturday morning surprise that we had," Haddock said. Haddock will soon have to get his home tented, which is a sight pest control ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749276/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:41 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749276/scat/3951354e01311858 One suspect was shot and two others were in custody following a home invasion in Miramar early Friday, police said. NBC 6's Sharon Lawson ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749225/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749225/scat/3951354e01311858 nnA Florida man who participated in a recent python hunt in the Everglades wound up taking home the gold when he discovered an antique, gem-studded amulet which, is estimated to be from sometime between the 17th to 19th ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749350/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749350/scat/3951354e01311858 Mark David Molinksi faces charges after he held up a metal cane and pointed it like a gun, saying "Boom!" to a deputy and a Riviera Beach police officer, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department arrest ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749166/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:21 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749166/scat/3951354e01311858 A school volunteer at Just Elementary became $10,000 richer Friday, thanks to a simple mantra: Just Love. Lynnette Henry is the 2013 winner of We Deliver, a reward for her extra efforts to help students, colleagues and the community. She was the counselor at Just Elementary Elementary when she started a program called Just Love, which is a partnership with Idlewild Baptist Church. The school ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749293/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:19 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749293/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Hank Tippins could barely get the words out between sobs that racked his body so hard he hunched over and gasped for air. "I'm so sorry for what I did to your mom and your family," he said haltingly. "I'm so sorry. I should have never been drinking that night. I should have never gotten in the car to drive." Tippins, a 29-year-old engineer with a wife and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749294/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:19 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749294/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE— Fearing that liquor and convenience stores are a breeding ground for crime in the heart of the city's northwest community, officials may permanently ban new ones from opening in the area.The city and local businesses are concerned the stores could also inhibit redevelopment efforts along the Sistrunk Boulevard corridor, which recently underwent $15 million in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749170/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:18 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749170/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- As Mayor Bill Foster works to close a $4 million budget gap this year and find money for employee raises next year, a generous police perk the mayor approved after taking office is coming under scrutiny. Nearly 80 percent the city's police officers are assigned a take-home car that they can drive to and from work and gas up for free at city pumps -- courtesy of taxpayers. ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749299/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:17 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749299/scat/3951354e01311858 Rachel Swyear hugs a volunteer who helped her salvage belongings from her tornado-devastated home in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado killed 24 people, injured more than 375 people and damaged 1,200 ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749172/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:15 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749172/scat/3951354e01311858 A female Florida high school senior accused of having sex with her underage girlfriend has rejected a plea agreement, attorneys said. Kaitlyn Hunt, who is 18 and attends Sebastian River High School in Sebastian, Fla., is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years old. If convicted, she could be sentenced to 15 years in prison and registered as a sex ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749351/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:07 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214749351/scat/3951354e01311858 Northwestern head diving coach Alik Sarkisian has been named the head coach and team leader for USA Diving at the 2013 World University Games July 6-17 in Kazan, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748778/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:25:25 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748778/scat/3951354e01311858 A rededication ceremony was held Friday, May 10, for the Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami. Brucie Ball, who had been the assistant superintendent of the Office of Special Education and Psychological Services, passed away in 2008. The former Merrick Educational Center was renamed at a School Board meeting on March 13 in recognition of Ball’s efforts in special ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748069/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:33 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748069/scat/3951354e01311858 Dozens of people turned out to run in the fourth annual 5K for Foster Care at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center in Miami Gardens on Saturday, May 18. The run benefited the Center for Family and Child Enrichment Services, a resource provider for foster parents, adoptive parents and children in need of ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748070/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748070/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida’s top two youth volunteers are Alexis Lehrman, 15, of Design and Architecture Senior High School in Miami and Joshua Williams, 12, of Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove.Prudential Financial Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, sponsors The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The nationwide program honors two young people from ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748230/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748230/scat/3951354e01311858 Boxes of medical records for more than 1,400 patients of Jackson Health System have been missing since January, the hospital system reported Friday, after mailing letters to affected patients informing them of the privacy breach and offering free credit protection services — even though Jackson administrators say Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and financial statements were not ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/3951354e01311858 ATLANTA -- The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly solar power, into its traditional business model, CEO Thomas Fanning said this week.The southeast utility has assembled a brainstorming team tasked with considering how renewable energy technology might be used in coming years if its costs continue falling and solar panels become ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748345/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:31 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748345/scat/3951354e01311858 An Austrian lumber company plans to build a $130 million sawmill near Live Oak employing 350 people, a project touted as a shot in the arm to the local economy while also raising concerns about its effects on the timber supply and competing sawmills as well as its cost to ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748347/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:35 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748347/scat/3951354e01311858 A community group has renewed its call for the city of Gainesville to officially end Gainesville Regional Utilities' use of coal mined through blasting and shearing off ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748346/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:34 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748346/scat/3951354e01311858 Ace Hood Celebrity Mansion Birthday Party Memorial WeekendNyc Compton | XO Management | Reem Team | Platinum Kids | City Elite Group4:00 PM to 11:00 PMVilla 221221 NE 17th St Miami, FL 33132 Welcome to MiamiBryant McKinnie & Friends1pm-9pmDJ EnticeMaxine Lounge/Bamboo PoolCatalina Beach Club & Resort1732 Collins Ave Miami ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748348/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748348/scat/3951354e01311858 Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are Department of Economic Opportunity staff members trained to decide cases in which an employee or employer challenges a decision to withhold or award unemployment benefits. A bill passed in this ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747719/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:50 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747719/scat/3951354e01311858 Loniee Hughes, 35, of South Daytona, is facing charges after she allegedly agreed to open up fraudulent lines of credit at stores in Boca Raton in exchange for cash, according to Boca Raton ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748165/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:10 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748165/scat/3951354e01311858 BOCA RATON— — Help is on the way for the shelter dogs of Oklahoma City. The Tri-County Humane Society is sending a team of six people to pick up dozens of dogs and bring them back to South Florida for adoption. The crew leaves Saturday and is expected back late Wednesday with as many as 100 dogs. "We will need homes for all these animals," said Amanda Chussler, assistant ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748166/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:10 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748166/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Gary Morch remembers the knock on the door. He scrambled to the kitchen counter and hid the spoon, syringe and pills in a drawer. His toddler son, Adison, played in a bedroom. Morch opened the door. Child protective investigators walked ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748296/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:08 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748296/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Mayor Bill Foster plans to meet Tuesday with black leaders about rising tension between the African American community and the city's police officers. Black leaders said they are concerned about shootings in March and April in which officers shot into moving cars, which the department forbids unless there is a threat from someone with a gun. Both incidents are under ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748295/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:07 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748295/scat/3951354e01311858 May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Alix Steel, Adam Johnson and Julie Hyman report on todays ten most important stocks including The Gap, Sears and Procter & Gamble. (Source: Bloomberg) Stock prices for most of the largest publicly traded companies in the Tampa area gained ground in advance of the Memorial Day weekend. Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) posted the biggest jump, one day after pricing a ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747755/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:16 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747755/scat/3951354e01311858 US-based Apple Mac line would include components from Florida, according to company CEO Tim Cook Florida got a bite of good news from Apple during Tim Cooks recent Senate hearing testimony on taxes, with the CEO announcing Florida would take part in a U.S.-based Mac line. He wasnt specific about where in Florida, but Cook did say Texas would be home base for assembling the Mac line. Illinois and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:46 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford says he has serious concerns about a unique deal involving the state's largest property insurer.Weatherford on Friday questioned an arrangement where Heritage Property Insurance and Casualty will receive $52 million to absorb 60,000 policies now held by Citizens Property Insurance Corp.The deal was narrowly approved by the Citizens ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747257/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:47 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747257/scat/3951354e01311858 CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area man will spend the rest of his life in prison for raping an elderly woman, who died a short time later.A Pinellas County jury found 49-year-old Virgil DeBose guilty Friday of felony murder, sexual battery and burglary. A life sentence was the judge's only option.Prosecutors say DeBose attacked 78-year-old Audrey Mulligan in her Paradise Shores condo in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747087/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:43 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747087/scat/3951354e01311858 A new scholarship program at the UF Levin College of Law has been created to support law school graduates who want a career championing the environment and helping draft public policy to protect the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747258/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:52 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747258/scat/3951354e01311858 charged with a felony for having a sexual relationship with her younger girlfriend, has rejected a plea deal that would have included two years of house arrest and having to register as a sex offender. A statement released by her lawyers argued that she is being selectively prosecuted for having been in a same-sex relationship when she turned ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747259/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:08 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747259/scat/3951354e01311858 The new National Elephant Center is taking shape in a former Florida orange grove where it now houses four African elephants. WPTV's Jon Shainman ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214746942/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:14 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214746942/scat/3951354e01311858 Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million. A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday. Rodriguez bought the 54,000-square-foot piece of waterfront land for $7.4 million in 2010. Using his own construction company, Newport Property Construction, he spent another $7.6 million building a nearly-20,000-square-foot mansion. ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214746944/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:28 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214746944/scat/3951354e01311858 A dozen students were hospitalized after a school bus collided with a car in Opa-locka Monday morning, officials said. The accident happened in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and Langley Road when the bus was rear-ended by the car, the Miami-Dade Fire Department ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747091/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:50 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747091/scat/3951354e01311858 By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. | Fri May 24, 2013 3:40pm EDT ORLANDO, Fla. May 24 (Reuters) - SeaWorld Orlando opened its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" on Friday, a new attraction that will be coated with 10 tons of fresh snow each day. To recreate a cold, dry climate suitable for penguins in hot, humid Florida, designers used airtight doors, humidifiers and air ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747171/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:43 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214747171/scat/3951354e01311858 for $883 million (583 million pounds), part of a plan to sell assets to boost solvency.Bankia, bailed out by Europe last year in Spain's biggest bank rescue, said the sale would book 180 million euros (153.9 million pounds) of net capital gains and generate 30 basis points of core capital, a measure of resilience to economic downturn.Bankia must sell assets and close branches under the terms ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745963/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:22 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745963/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.Scott made the warning in a letter sent out Friday to the heads of the boards that oversee the state's 12 public universities. He urged university boards to join him in a "worthy battle" to keep tuition rates flat."I want to be clear on this: we ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745798/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:37 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745798/scat/3951354e01311858 WASHINGTON -- Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.The injections ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745184/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:31 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745184/scat/3951354e01311858 In this Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, Metcalfe Elementary School third-graders Majisti McCloud, left, and Armonie Jones use a dictionary. Alachua County third-graders showed improvement in FCAT scores this school year compared to last year's ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745964/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745964/scat/3951354e01311858 The Alachua County Health Department is searching for a man who Tuesday morning helped assist an injured fox that later was found to be infected with rabies, according to a news release from the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745965/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:48 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745965/scat/3951354e01311858 Memorial Weekend 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail Tel: 305-400-7000 Jungle Island is now the home for 1,100 tropical birds, 2,000 varieties of plants and flowers, and the best trained bird show in the world. It is a place where exotic birds "fly free" every ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745966/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:14 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745966/scat/3951354e01311858 Governor Rick Scott made an announcement on May 24 that South American hotel group Atton Hotel's first U.S. property will open in Miami in 2015. The 270-room hotel, which will be built in the Brickell Avenue area of downtown Miami, will result in 170 new direct jobs and $55 million in capital investment. Scott met with company officials over the past week during the Enterprise Florida trade ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745967/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:13 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745967/scat/3951354e01311858 Richie Moretti, founder of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla., examines "Charley," the loggerhead sea turtle, before releasing it about 25 miles off the Florida Keys Friday, May 24, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745803/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:30 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745803/scat/3951354e01311858 A Miami plastic surgeon, Dr. Orlando Llorente, 41, is facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges after he held his ex-girlfriend captive and beat her for several hours over a Facebook message, authorities said Wednesday. NBC 6's Willard Shepard ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745802/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:29 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745802/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida International University coastal research professor Steve Leatherman - AKA Dr. Beach - released his annual list Friday with Florida well ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745804/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:28 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745804/scat/3951354e01311858 Slugger Alex Rodriguez's $30 million mansion sale sets record on Miami Beach. Two local residential brokerages are now confirming the $30 million sale of Alex Rodriguezs mansion in Miami Beach. Mayi de la Vega, CEO, founder and estate agent at ONE Sothebys International Realty, and Arlene Susy Dunand represented A-Rod in the sale to a Palm Beach buyer. "The demand for trophy homes ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745637/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:59 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745637/scat/3951354e01311858 Boca Raton police on Friday.The brazen afternoon heist on Dec. 2 began when two men pretending to be customers walked into the T-Mobile store at 2301 West Glades Rd., police ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745748/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:59 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745748/scat/3951354e01311858 Grab the sunblock and beach towels. Forecasters are predicting gorgeous weather for Memorial Day weekend in Tampa Bay. Temperatures in the mid to high 80s will combine with a breeze and low humidity through Monday, said Mike Clay, chief meteorologist for Bay News 9. The conditions may verge on ideal, especially nice even for the gulf coast in the weeks before summer. "Usually there's ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745915/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745915/scat/3951354e01311858 iPod , police said. Michael Solano, 62, is facing more than a dozen counts of the charge of engaging a child in a sexual performance along with child pornography and drug charges. He's being held without bond ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745152/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745152/scat/3951354e01311858 Quirky geektastic food show host Alton Brown is shown on a promotional video on his website ordering ponchos and air cannons for his upcoming tour -- one that's bringing him to Tampa -- for some "bizarre and potentially messy experiments." The Iron Chef host and Peabody Award-winning television personality is taking his brand of quirky humor and culinary science on the road with ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745913/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745913/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Detectives arrested a man this week in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy last year, police said Friday. On May 25, 2012, Javaurian Saffold was alone with his girlfriend's son in their apartment at 5502 N 43rd St. When his girlfriend returned, the toddler was "lifeless and breathing shallow," Tampa police said. Saffold told his girlfriend the boy fell and ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745916/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:54 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745916/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE — It's a traffic enforcement technique that's a half-century old, but until you're nabbed by a "bear in the air," you may never know it ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745969/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:51 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745969/scat/3951354e01311858 Bishop John Noonan of Orlando's Catholic diocese is set to ordain four men to the order of priesthood on Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. The men will be ordained at St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando. The four men, who have each been preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Orders for nine years, are Deacons Ivan Olmo, Benjamin Lehnertz, Dominic Buckley and George Nursey, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745970/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:48 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745970/scat/3951354e01311858 Seven migrants, whose boat from Cuba was intercepted May 18 by the U.S. Coast Guard, were returned to Cuba, the Coast Guard said. Their boat was taking on water near Card Sound Bridge, which connects the Florida Keys to the mainland, when it was rescued. The migrants were removed from the boat and given food, water, shelter and medical attention, The Miami Herald reported. Under U.S. law, ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:17 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/3951354e01311858 A. Brown , assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Conn., said the major difference between Clinton and Biden "is that she runs much better among independent voters, although Sen. Rand Paul runs better among that key group than either Democrat" in polling on the 2016 presidential race. Matched against Rubio, Clinton would get 48 percent of the vote ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745480/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:15 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745480/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745635/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:23 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745635/scat/3951354e01311858 What constitutes entrepreneurial mindset? Researchers at Eckerd College may have solved the puzzle. Tired of the many anecdotes and existing studies on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset, Director of Coaching at the Leadership Development Institute, Jennifer Hall, and colleagues Mark Davis and Pam Meyer created The Entrepreneurship Dimensions Profile to gain a definitive understanding of the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745919/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:47:21 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745919/scat/3951354e01311858 The University of South Florida College Of Nursing has received $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for a clinical trial involving cancer symptom management. The project involves testing a brief intervention known as COPE, which aims to teach cancer patients management skills for improving symptoms they identify as the highest priority, according to a written ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745280/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:45 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745280/scat/3951354e01311858 Charles B. Jimerson is a partner at Jimerson & Cobb PA in Jacksonville. With nominations for the Social Madness challenge closed, and the competition actually starting in a month, we are offering up a quick introduction to some of the competitors this year. Next up is Jimerson and Cobb P.A. Heather Walsh offers insight. Number of ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745158/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:26 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745158/scat/3951354e01311858 MARATHON, Fla. -- A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle treated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been returned to the wild.Charley was placed gently amid Sargassum seaweed some 25 miles off Marathon Friday morning. The reptile had been rescued 17 days earlier by a fisherman who saw it floating about 22 miles off the Middle Keys.Charley was nurtured from a hatchling as part of a sea ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744665/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:47 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744665/scat/3951354e01311858 Jax Chamber consultant Anna Valent, CEO Daniel Davis, and Vince McCormack, president of Perdue Inc. on a hard hat tour of the chamber's new building. The structure is undergoing a $3.5 million rennovation, scheduled for completion in July. Billed as Downtowns new front door, the remodeled Jax Chamber building will be more visible, more accessible and will use modern technology to better tell ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745971/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:49 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214745971/scat/3951354e01311858 The witness, Peter Farley, noticed a flash go off and confronted Deherrera about taking the picture, so Deherrera began to delete the photos. Farley told staff about the incident and followed Deherrara out of the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744536/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:10 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744536/scat/3951354e01311858 A Davie man is facing several child pornography charges after he solicited a 14-year-old girl to send him naked photographs of her in exchange for an Apple iPod, police said ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744537/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:09 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744537/scat/3951354e01311858 In the near future, hunting around for a parking space will be so passe. Just a quick check of a smart phone application will tell you in real-time where there are available parking spaces, how much it costs to park there and what the time limits are. On top of that, a map can guide you back to your vehicle just in case you forgot where you parked. ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744485/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:38 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744485/scat/3951354e01311858 Boynton Beach , joined the agency in 2000 and worked as a detention deputy. Mrs. Ruback did not want to be remembered for succumbing to disease: "She told me, 'Don't let anyone say I lost my battle with cancer. Tell them I won my battle to be with the Lord,'" Lt. Col. Kim Spadaro said. Mrs. Ruback was diagnosed ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744486/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:31 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744486/scat/3951354e01311858 U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744388/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:42 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214744388/scat/3951354e01311858 Tyler Smith, business development vice president at Certified Boom Repair Services, talks about what his firm does and how busy it is. Florida politicians and economic development officials love to describe construction cranes as the state bird. Its nearly impossible to build structures of any size without one, so business activity in this heavy equipment sector tends to reflect the pace of ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743769/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:07 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743769/scat/3951354e01311858 A Hialeah gas station has been rebranded as an Orion station after its $2.52 million purchase. NAI Miami negotiated the sale of the former Citgo gas station at 2390 W. 76th St. Javier A. Rodriguez represented the seller, Nelana Corp. The buyer was Orion Hialeah, which lists Miguel Shihadeh as a manager. The property includes a 7,389-square-foot convenience store and is situated on a ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743797/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:40 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743797/scat/3951354e01311858 While JPMorgan Chase Bank is continuing its Florida branch building boom with four more local locations, BankUnited has its eyes set on a new New York City branch. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPB) filed plans with regulators for branches at 4501 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, Miller Drive and Southwest 93rd Court in Miami, Saddle Club Road and Indian Trace in Weston, and 7900 Griffin Road in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743752/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:15 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743752/scat/3951354e01311858 Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of Florida's third grade students are performing at a satisfactory level in math and reading on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. There was a 1 percent increase in reading scores and no improvement in ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743597/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:57 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743597/scat/3951354e01311858 The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214742679/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214742679/scat/3951354e01311858 Sales of new single-family homes nationwide rose 2.3 percent to 454,000 from March to April, a government report Thursday indicated, bolstering positive trends in a Florida Realtors study that showed more sales of existing homes and rising prices last ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743271/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:54 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743271/scat/3951354e01311858 The FDIC contended Robert Messick had a conflict of interest because he also represented the developer and another lender, according to court records. A Tampa federal jury decided prominent Sarasota law firm Icard Merrill and Robert Messick, shareholder and senior partner, committed professional malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty in a real estate deal involving failed First Priority ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743836/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:20 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743836/scat/3951354e01311858 The man said he found a black bag in front of his house on the 23000 block of Midway Boulevard Wednesday morning, said a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office news release. When he looked in the bag, he found a small Sentry safe containing two plastic bags with what appeared to be ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743107/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:56 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743107/scat/3951354e01311858 Police found Noreen Freeman, 57, in the parking lot of Baker Elementary School Tuesday after receiving a call about a reckless driver, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrest ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743106/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:55 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743106/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- This morning Lyndsey Staub put on a little bit of makeup before she left for Dixie Hollins High School. Once there, she hugged-hello her teachers. She ate breakfast with the senior class. But Lyndsey had come on official business. She needed to pick up her cap and gown. Lyndsey, who has struggled to finish high school while fighting cancer, finished up her final credits this ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743203/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:20 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743203/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Even as one of Florida's most famous icons closes Friday, some fish in Tampa Bay won't get a reprieve until later this summer. The city will continue to allow people to fish from the Pier approach until later this summer. "The access will be opened back up to fisherman probably within one or two weeks," said David Metz, St. Petersburg's downtown ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743200/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:20 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743200/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Carolyn Fries, one of the three candidates seeking the District 4 City Council seat, said the Redistricting Commission should not be allowed to alter district boundaries in an election year. She declared that Friday after the Tampa Bay Times found Thursday that her two opponents, Dr. David McKalip and Darden Rice, don't currently live in the district. "I think the ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743204/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:18 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743204/scat/3951354e01311858 A 25-year-old man is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl and covering up the assault by telling the child's mother that incriminating blood she saw on a bed and on her daughter's clothes came from an injured pet cat, according to a Sunrise police report. Luis Fernando Cardona Jr., of Sunrise, was arrested Thursday and charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12. He is being held ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743042/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:16 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743042/scat/3951354e01311858 She started an online petition against the practice last school year when her son, then a freshman at Lake Worth High, refused to dissect a cat as part of the school's medical program. So far, more than 5,000 have joined her ... http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743108/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:57 -0400 http://www.thetampanews.net/index.php/sid/214743108/scat/3951354e01311858