Archive for December, 2007
Budweiser/AAA offer free tow for impaired drivers
Ringing in the new year tonight? Don’t drink and drive.Budweiser and AAA have teamed up for the 10th annual "Tow to Go" program,
which dispatches a tow truck to parties and bars intent on getting you
- and your vehicle - safely home.
Funded by Anheuser-Busch and AAA, the program is free…
Fog, rain today before midweek cold snap
Fog shrouds downtown Tampa that dawn as members of the women’s rowing team from the University of Michigan row up the channel within Davis Islands and Harbour Island. [Ken Helle | Times] Pockets of thick fog have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a dense fog advisory for parts of the b…
Fog, rain today before mid-week cold snap
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Pockets of thick fog have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a dense fog advisory for portions of the bay area that dawn.
Motorists are encouraged to keep a safe distance amidst cars, drive slowly and use low beam headlights.
The advisory is expected to be lifted about 9 a.m.
Bay N…
Police find vehicle belonging to slain woman’s boyfriend
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ST. PETERSBURG — The vehicle belonging to the boyfriend of 27-year-old Kelly Burgess, found gunned down in her apartment Saturday, has been recovered (see photo above) at a Clearwater mall, police said.
Meanwhile, the owner of the 2001 Honda Civic, 39-year-old Troy A. Sierra, remains jaile…
Police: Car found in murder investigation
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ST. PETERSBURG — The vehicle belonging to the boyfriend of 27-year-old Kelly Burgess, found gunned down in her apartment Saturday, has been recovered at a Clearwater mall, police said.
Meanwhile, the owner of the 2001 Honda Civic, 39-year-old Troy A. Sierra, remains jailed on unrelated charges i…
And now the fun starts…
Well, it might not be fun for some (like Cam or Randy), but the fact of the matter is that beginning right now Dolphin fans can put that awful season behind them and look towards the future. that coming offseason is potentially the most crucial offseason that franchise will go through in a expanded…
Subway robbers arrested
BRANDON – Deputies have arrested three suspects who allegedly fired two shots and robbed a Subway sandwich shop Sunday night.
No one was injured in the shooting, Hillsborough Sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
Around 9:18 p.m., two black males with what witnesses described as white t-sh…
Seniors get emotional sendoff
Florida closed out its final practice of the 2007 season with its traditional senior tackle ritual.
At the conclusion of Sunday’s practice, each senior, his position coach and a teammate closest to him, gave a short speech about what it’s meant to be a part of the Gators’ team and what that player…
Player gives bowl gift to charity
Redshirt sophomore receiver/special teams player Joey Sorrentino used his $400 Best Buy gift card the players received from the Capital One Bowl to purchase a Nintendo.
Then he donated it to the local children???s hospital.
???That???s Joey Sorrentino,?????? Meyer said. ???He plus gives u…
Meyer: No interest in Atlanta Falcons
ORLANDO - Despite reports that he’s a potential candidate to replace Bobby Petrino as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Florida coach Urban Meyer said he has no interest in the job.
???Falcons job??????? Meyer responded when asked. ???No, they haven???t called.??????
Meyer has often said he is…
Body found in apartment complex pond
TAMPA — Hillsborough County deputies are on scene at Mallory Apartments in northwest Tampa, investigating what appears to be a body in the neighborhood’s lake or pond.
A dive team and crime scene unit plus arrived at the apartment complex pond, which is at 11525 Casa Marina Way. The sign reporting…














