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Homelessness Doesn t Stop Ballerina

TAMPA Girls in pink and black leotards tiptoe across a wooden floor as a piano concerto plays.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

ABC Action News

Tampa restaurant damaged by fire

No one was hurt after fire broke out at a Tampa restaurant Saturday afternoon. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the room of Pollos Pucalor, located at 7212 North Armenia Avenue, when they arrived just a few minutes after 2 o'clock. Thankfully all the restaurant's employees and customers had already made it outside before crews got to the ...

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Tampa Bay Online

Guilty verdict in 'stinky rapist' trial

Convicted rapist Jerrod Pass faces three more life terms after being found guilty today in another sexual assault.

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Associated Content

Budget Christmas Shopping for Teens in Tampa, Florida

Christmas shopping for teens can be quite a challenge in these tough financial times.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

Tampa pair charged in home invasion

Two Tampa residents armed with a gun entered a home and struck a person in the head several times with the gun, Hillsborough County deputies say.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Inmates speak about saving jail guard

Video released by the Hillsborough County Jail showing a detention deputy being attacked by an inmate, then other inmates coming to his aid, is making national news and prompting phone calls from around the world from people wanting to thank the inmates for what they did.

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Tampa Bay Online

Tampa house fire causes $60,000 damage

A fire at a home caused $60,000 of damage this afternoon, Tampa Fire Rescue said.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Small plane makes hard landing at Tampa Executive Airport

An airplane made a hard landing at the Tampa Executive Airport Wednesday afternoon.

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St. Petersburg Times

Hillsborough prisoner attacks deputy, other inmates rush to stop the choking

Deputy Kenneth Moon sat at a desk Monday while 62 prisoners finished their lunch in a pod at the Orient Road jail.

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CBS4

Man Charged With Beating, Dousing Wife With Gas

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Tampa Bay Online

Man shot in gas station parking lot, police say

A man shot another man Wednesday night during a dispute at a gas station parking lot, the Tampa Police Department said.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

95.7 The Beat

Inmate Attack On Deputy Caught On Tape

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO! TAMPA, Fla. - A surveillance camera recorded the brutal attack on a jail guard by an inmate in Tampa.

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ABC Action News

Tampa police shoot pit bull that attacked two people

Darren Pickney was walking to work at Pipo's Cafe in West Tampa when he heard the growling.

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CBS4

1 In USF Threat Prosecuted, Other Charges Dropped

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St. Petersburg Times

Tampa police officer fatally shoots pit bull as it attacks deputy

A police officer shot and killed a pit bull Tuesday morning as it attacked a Hillsborough sheriff's deputy who was trying to serve an eviction notice.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

WFLA-AM Tampa

Poured gas on her and attempted to ignite her with a lighter

Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on reports that the suspect, 26-year-old Walter Dunn, III, attempted to set his estranged wife on fire.

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CBS4

Intoxicated Bicyclist Dies After Crash With Deputy

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

Tampa police: Man uses knife in sex attack on friend

A 23-year-old man performed a sexual act on a friend against her will Sunday morning, Tampa police say.

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HeraldTribune.com

Laid off Tampa newspaper artist reinvents himself

Former Tampa Tribune artist David O'Keefe sits among his works in his Brandon studio, including a sculpture of football giant Brett Favre, left, and a commissioned caricature painting based on the 1980s hit movie "Caddyshack." Top row, from left: A caricature sculpture of President Barrack Obama, which will soon be manufactured as a stress relief ...

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

WCTV Tallahassee

Deputy Honored

The sister of a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was killed on duty says a motorcycle ride arranged in his honor was "just overwhelming." Sgt.

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