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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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Gun found in theater belongs to deputy
TAMPA - A loaded handgun found by a 9-year-old boy in an Ybor City movie theater bathroom is the personal property of a Hillsborough County detective who left it there accidentally on Sunday afternoon, according to a sheriff's ...
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180 storage units burglarized in 3 weeks
TAMPA - Deputies are searching for two suspects who pried open and burglarized 72 storage units in the Town 'n' Country area. Similar burglaries have occurred at five facilities in recent weeks. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, five different storage facilities were burglarized between May 29 and June 16, including U Store U Lock (30 units), 6207 Hillsborough ...
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Car drives through Clearwater pawn shop
An elderly driver suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when the car he was driving slammed through the front doors of a pawn shop on Drew ...
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Boy 9 finds loaded handgun in movie theater restroom
A 9-year-old Florida boy who went with his family to see the new Superman movie saved the day himself when he found a loaded handgun in the theater restroom. Wesley Noland said his son, Zane, came out of the restroom at the Ybor City Muvico theater and said, "Dad, there's a gun in the bathroom." Noland, a former Marine, went into the restroom and saw a Glock 26 9-mm sitting on ...
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10 questions for Denis Phillips
We go beyond the questions that are news of the day. After all sometimes, we want know more about them. What's their favorite music? Biggest regret? And who do they look up ...
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Longoria back at third for Game 1 will DH Game 2
Email BOSTON -- Evan Longoria was back to playing his customary third base for the Rays in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Red Sox on Tuesday -- at least for one game. Battling plantar fasciitis in his right foot, Longoria served as the Rays' designated hitter for the last four games. But after an off-day Monday, Longoria felt good enough to go back to third against the Red Sox. The ...
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NFC South Roundup Offseason Break Edition
LB Jon Beason made it back onto the field before the end of the Panthers' workouts, but in New Orleans LB Victor Butler was likely lost for the season after a practice mishap...That news and more from around the Bucs' division as offseason programs wrap ...
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Detectives working lead in Odom case
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis confirms that detectives are at a location following a lead in the case of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom, who was found murdered 20 years ago. According to a news release, "The lead stated that there might be evidence related to this case in Lake Jovita and led us to work jointly with the Pasco Sheriff's Office and the FBI in ...
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Federal charges for McLeod suspect in kidnapping of Calif. boy
A man accused of kidnapping a boy, 14, and luring him from California to Florida faces federal charges in addition to state charges, an FBI statement said. Tony Lee McLeod, 36, of Tampa, Fla., faces five charges in San Diego County, Calif., including child abduction, meeting with a minor to commit a sex offense and online enticement of a minor. McLeod was arrested June 11 when he and the boy ...
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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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