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Dad wanted to scare daughter’s boyfriend. It cost him 20 years.
Fathers can relate to this. A Davenport dad wanted to scare his 17-year-old daughter’s boyfriend. So he shot a revolver inside his house. Stupid? Oh, yeah. But here’s the deal. Orville Lee Wollard, 53, of Davenport, is a former Sea World employee with no criminal history. No one was injured. The bullet struck a wall. But when Orville Lee Wollard, 53, rejected a plea deal for five years’ probation, he was found guilty by a jury of aggravated assault with a firearm and now must serve...
Posted by on 07 4th, 2009
"Long Island Lolita&q...
Once again, the infamous “Long Island Lolita” is sparking conversation. This time around, though, Amy Fisher is grabbing different headlines as an adult dancer. “They just can’t wait to see her,” said Gary Lieberman, a patron of the DeJaVu Showgirls club in Tampa, the city often described as the world’s lap dance capital. You’d be hard pressed to find someone...
Posted by Beach Blogger on 07 4th, 2009
Brazil overcomes early US ...
Brazil brought the hammer down on Team USA’s title dreams.Brazilians have a natural happy-go-lucky attitude and have a saying for when life gets difficult: “Tudo bem” basically is a combin… Continue reading “Brazil overcomes early US attack; Will face Dominican Republic in final” >
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Posted by Beach Blogger on 07 4th, 2009
Happy Independence Day!...
Hope you enjoy your holiday and remember why it's special.
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Fun Organic 4th of July Fo...
I was writing a round up of 4th of July garden recipes elsewhere when I found that awesome kid treat…
Corncob cake via Family Fun
This Corn on the Cobcake is WAY too adorable, and although it’s not organic, you could totally switch it up with some intelligent organic thinking. I.e organic jelly beans and organic cake + frosting. In any case, finding that recipe got me thinking about food that...
Posted by admin on 07 4th, 2009
Teen accidentally shot in ...
A 17-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was accidentally shot in the head. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a home on 30th Avenue East around 8 p.m. Friday where a 17-year-old male resident said his girlfriend had been shot by accident as they handled a gun. Detectives say the girl suffered a wound to the forehead and was transported to Bayfront...
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Hellish fight at Christian...
We’re not biblical scholars so maybe someone can help us out. Is there any place in the Bible that says, “Thou shalt not beat the bejeezus out of people”? Especially the police. If so, someone needs to tell the folks at a Bonita Springs mobile home park. Seems Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they were confronted by dozens of unruly people there. Oscar Garcia, 18, who was...
Posted by admin on 07 3rd, 2009
Apparent double-homicide i...
Detectives in Manatee County are investigating a double homicide. It was around 9:20 p.m. when a 911 call reported gunfire and possible victims in the 1100 block of 59th Avenue Drive E. When deputies arrived, they found two Hispanic men lying in the road, unresponsive. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene; the other was taken to a hospital where he, too, was pronounced dead. Detectives...
Posted by admin on 07 3rd, 2009
Water main break in north ...
A water main break flooded a residential road inside the Cherry Creek subdivision in north Tampa late Friday. Initially, water was bubbling up onto Briardale Lane so fast that it was too deep to drive through, deputies said. Water service to nearby homes was interrupted. Late Friday night, deputies were still waiting for county engineers to arrive.
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Firefighters pull kitten f...
A young kitten used up one of its nine lives Friday when it somehow became trapped deep in a storm drain. Passers-by noticed some frantic meowing coming from the sewer drain in front of an auto body shop on North Florida Avenue. “A gentleman was driving a bicycle by the shop and he said there were sounds of a cat coming from the storm drain out in front of the shop. We tried to see if we could...