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Scarce swine flu vaccine felt in South County
Hampered by a restricted and unpredictable supply, county health department nurses are getting swine flu vaccine to South County public school students only on a limited basis.
Lazy Days files for bankruptcy
Lazy Days RV Center Inc. filed a voluntary Chapter 11bankruptcy plan. The plan, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, is expected to eliminate all of the company's $137 million of bond debt, reducing its annual cash interest costs by about $16.2 million through the elimination of bond interest payments, the company said in a ...
Lazy Days Proceeds with Its Financial Restructuring
Lazy Daysa R.V. Center, Inc today announced that it has received the requisite approvals from its lenders and bondholders to move ahead with its previously announced debt-restructuring plan, which is expected to eliminate all of the company's $137 million in bond debt, reducing its annual cash interest costs by approximately $16.2 million through ...
Bicyclist killed in crash with deputy had high blood-alcohol level
A 26-year-old man with an elevated blood-alcohol level was killed Sunday night after veering his bicycle into the path of a Hillsborough County sheriff's car, the Sheriff's Office said.
Bicyclist hit, killed by Hillsborough deputy
A man riding his bicycle under the influence was hit and killed by a Hillsborough County deputy Sunday night.
Florida Man Says a Coral Snake and a Pygmy Rattlesnake Both Bit Him...
Coming from Boston, I have found that Florida is one strange and scary place. Although warm and beautiful, it's a jungle out there.
Stardek, a Seffner company that makes decorative coatings for driveways and pool decks, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Seffner homeowner, association at war over fence, boat
Maurice Graham keeps a neat lawn. His grass is trimmed, his shrubs are pruned, his American flag flaps in the breeze.
Draks gang member arrested in stabbing, police say
A 20-year-old Draks gang member stabbed a man in the chest with a kitchen knife Tuesday, puncturing his lung, Temple Terrace police say.
Readers react to stories on the Web
Why no signal on cell tower meeting? Oct. 15 Ernest Hooper column about plans to erect a cell tower at the Brandon YMCA The YMCA should have notified its members and the community that it was considering this action.
Temperatures go above normal again
The morning will be extremely pleasant around the area with temperatures well down into the 60s except upper 60s in spots around Pinellas County.
Kid Tips: Anxieties are strong with infants
Babies have lots of anxieties that come and go during their first two years of life.
Emergency crews, responding to a mobile home fire in Hillsborough County, say they've discovered the body of a woman who died inside.
1 dead in Seffner mobile home fire
A woman died in a mobile home fire Tuesday night, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said.
Woman dies in mobile home fire
Hillsborough County firefighters say a woman died in a mobile home fire Tuesday night.
Traffic: Early morning accident on I-275
8:03 am: Wesley Chapel: Sr-56 E at Bruce B Downs Blvd - report of accident. -SR-60: between S 11th St and Walk-In-Water Rd - report of accident - at Lewis Griffin Rd.
Traffic: Fatal accident in Pasco County
Florida Highway Patrol on scene. -I-275: 16min Fowler Av to Howard Av/Armenia Av , avg speed 31mph ramp to NB Memorial Hwy - accident blocking the right lane - Florida Highway Patrol on scene.
T-Mobile, YMCA should have signaled about plan for Brandon cell phone tower
NIMBY is the well-worn acronym familiar to community activists, zoning experts and land-use lawyers when residents clash with a developer looking to enhance - or ruin, depending on your perspective - a community.
Man accused of enticing children for sex
Deputies have arrested a man they say used the promise of drugs and alcohol to coerce children for sex.
Modern posse tries to corral rustlers
Karen Lake still carries pictures of her cherished horses, stolen in the dead of night from her rural Pasco County home in 2005.