Archive for May, 2009

Fatal fire in St. Pete

By at 31 May, 2009, 9:32 am

One person is dead after a house caught fire late Saturday night. St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue arrived at the home on 29th Ave. North to find heavy smoke and flames consuming the structure. Firefighters were told that someone was still inside and were able to quickly pull the victim from Read More

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Prinicipal Lay Has A ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment

By at 31 May, 2009, 7:26 am

Some Pace High School students recited the lord’s prayer at graduation last night. Apparently, the all-knowing god they pray to can’t hear a silent prayer. No matter. The students in Pace are just as entitled to protest government policy, even a policy embedded in the First Amendment Read More

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Florida education news: High school graduation, school prayer, program cuts and more

By at 31 May, 2009, 6:22 am

GRADUATION TIME: High schools throughout the Tampa Bay area are sending off their seniors. See all the stories on our special graduation page and our main education page — there's just too much to list here. (Times photo, Kainaz Amaria) GOING HIGH-TECH: Pasco-Hernando Community College Read More

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He made a mess. She made a bigger one. Read how…..

By at 30 May, 2009, 11:30 pm

Monica Fryer found info about female friends on her boyfriend’s computer. That didn’t make her happy. So the 26-year-old woman decided to teach her boyfriend, who lives in Crestview, a lesson. She soaked his living room and bedroom in bleach, according to the Okaloosa County Read More

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Shark catch sparks controversy

By at 30 May, 2009, 9:47 pm

It’s a heated debate over the catch of a lifetime. Two Bay Area teens are in the middle of a firestorm over whether or not they should have killed a 9-foot Bull shark which they caught legally earlier this week. As it turns out, that shark was pregnant, and now the catch that initially Read More

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MOSI Hurricane Expo

By at 30 May, 2009, 8:10 pm

Hurricane season is two days away, but already it’s on the minds of many bay area residents. The 2009 Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo at MOSI was a big hit Saturday. Maria Ferrerr and her family made it a point to stop by MOSI on Saturday because they’re not ready. “We’re Read More

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Fox 13 Care Force

By at 30 May, 2009, 7:51 pm

It’s about bringing people together. It’s called the FOX 13 Care Force. Dozens of volunteers, including FOX 13 employees coming together to make a positive contribution to bay area communities. The first project, rebuilding two homes and a womens shelter in Sulfer Springs. They Read More

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Man records bar beating, posts it to YouTube

By at 30 May, 2009, 6:42 pm

Alexander R. Fernandez, 21, was hit in the face while inside the L.A. Hangout Bar in Lutz. So he went outside to get a bat from his vehicle. William T. Bogan, 26, was inside the bar. He went outside to get his his digital video camera from his vehicle. Fernandez returned to the front parking lot Read More

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