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Fishing Around Tampa Bay
1. At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, the first nice snook of the season was released Saturday, a 37-incher that weighed about 20 pounds, reports Larry Holder. Spanish mackerel 15-20 inches the primary catch, and excellent numbers of them. Occasional flounder and pompano. Manatees were spotted around the pier on ...
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Warm and dry weather expected for Memorial Day in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay , a drying trend is expected to move into west-central Florida for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. An easterly flow will establish itself across the area on Friday, and this weather pattern is expected to last into the Memorial Day ...
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Kahwa Coffee Roasters eyes expansion
It's easy for Sarah and Raphael Perrier to joke about who's in charge. Just eight years ago, the couple started Kahwa Coffee Roasting. Back then, they were roasting and wholesaling 260 pounds of coffee beans a week. Now, they're roasting more than 4,000 pounds per week and have opened five ...
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Senior prank an attack on the school
TRINITY, Fla. - "I believe this was malicious,' said Jim Michaels, principal at Mitchell High School in Trinity, about a senior prank taken too ...
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She says cell carrier let her down
Every time her cell phone rings, Terry Sapp runs out her back door and circles her yard. Sapp claims her San Antonio home has proven to be a dead zone and AT&T can't explain why. But according to AT&T's own website, San Antonio gets moderate coverage. Which sounds okay, but AT&T defines moderate as "...sufficient signal strength for on street in the open coverage, but ...
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Two Pasco PTSA parents caught stealing
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - Typically, Parent Teacher Student Associations are known for raising money for the students and the school. But this past week in Pasco County, the school district learned thousands of dollars have instead been going into the pockets of two PTSA officers at two different area schools. "It's just kind of sickening. They're taking money away from their own ...
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Will Afflek film in Ybor City
YBOR CITY, Fla. - His last big movie, Argo, won the Academy Award for best picture. Now Ben Affleck is scouting Tampa Bay for his next project. The actor and director was spotted in Ybor City Tuesday scouting possible locations. Lonnie Herman leads walking tours through Ybor City, passing on his knowledge of the area's history. And that history could soon include another major Hollywood ...
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Women attacked during morning jog
VALRICO, Fla. - Two 18-year-old women had a frightening morning jog Thursday, when investigators said a man jumped out from behind a bush and grabbed one of them by the ...
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Police Trio beat robbed woman 63
"He actually kicked and beat this woman while she was lying on the ground, and the amount of damage we saw suggests that that's accurate," said St. Pete Police spokesperson Mike ...
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Mom Missing soldier suffered from PTSD
BRADENTON, Fla. - A Bradenton family is sending a desperate plea for their 22-year-old soldier, missing from his base at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs since March ...
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Attempted murder suspect on the loose
BROOKSVILLE, Fla - A two county manhunt is underway for an attempted murder suspect authorities believe to be armed and dangerous,. Citrus County deputies say Kyle Lee Chunn was last spotted there on Tuesday. They believe he has contacts in Belleview, Florida. According to Brooksville Police Chief George Turner, Chunn and his girlfriend, Lacie Nicole Swan, 19, drove to an apartment complex off ...
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Bloomin Brands posts gains after pricing offering Video
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Alix Steel, Adam Johnson and Julie Hyman report on todays ten most important stocks including Dollar Tree, GameStop and Hewlett-Packard. (Source: Bloomberg) Bloomin Brands stock rose 2.93 percent on Thursday following an announcement that top shareholders were selling some of their holdings for $21.50 a share. Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) closed Thursday at ...
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Woman accused of wielding garden gnome in domestic assault
Florida police said a woman accused of domestic battery allegedly used a garden gnome decked out in New Orleans Saints gear to strike a man in the head. Gulfport police said Lisa Buckley, 47, arrived home around 4:17 p.m. Sunday "and began yelling at the victim" to start an argument that soon turned physical, the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times reported Thursday. Buckley "threw items all ...
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Tampa Bay Rays continue their bullpen struggles
Credits: TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 22: Fernando Rodney #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays exits the game after giving up a game-tying home run in the ninth inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 22, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, ...
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Parents in Action Preparing for finals
As the end of year approaches, parents of tweens and teens may see a lack of motivation to get studying for those dreaded exams but it's important that your kids finish as strong as they started the year. With a little motivation from mom and dad, organization on the part of the student and polishing those study skills, they'll be on the way acing those ...
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Florida ranks high in economic outlook
Florida has the ninth best economic outlook in the country, according to a study by the American Legislative Exchange Council. The ranking provides a forecast based on existing state economic policy. States with a higher economic outlook ranking can expect better growth than states with lower ranking, a statement said. Factors that lead to a higher rating include low tax rates, right-to-work ...
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Bucs Banks Reach Contract Agreement
Tampa Bay is down to just one unsigned draftee after inking second-round pick Johnthan Banks, the award-winning cornerback out of Mississippi State, to a four-year deal on ...
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Fla. AG targets Urban Outfitters items
TAMPA - A call to action from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. She, along with dozens of other Attorneys General, are urging the popular clothing company, Urban Outfitters, to stop selling items from its controversial "Prescription ...
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Woman grabbed by man while jogging
BRANDON, Fla. - A man jumped from some bushes and grabbed a woman who was jogging with a friend on Nature's Way and Elton Place in Brandon Thursday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. The man, described as possibly mentally challenged grabbed the woman by the arm. She began to scream and he let go of her. He then fled ...
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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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