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Tampa, Florida is located in Hillsborough County. Zip codes in Tampa, FL include 33623, 33681, and 33674. The median home price in Tampa is $179,900 which is roughly $87/per square foot. More Tampa information.

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4 hrs ago | SFGate

Girl's impossible dream to be doctor comes true

Regaining consciousness, Meghan Wilson found herself sliding across the ice on her stomach and feeling a buzzing pins-and-needles feeling, shoulders down, similar to a funny bone being bumped.

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8 hrs ago | The Fresno Bee

Actor animated about voice work on Nickelodeon

Despite the passing years, he had no trouble recalling what it was like to be a preteen so that he could provide just the right voice of Sanjay in the new Nickelodeon animated series "Sanjay and Craig." The new animated series, from the people behind the FOX animated series "Bob's Burgers," follows the exploits of the young boy and his best friend, ... (more)

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12 hrs ago | Writing Illini

Illinois Football Recruiting: Tre Watson Receives Offer From Fighting Illini

Watson has a rating of 74 and is ranked in the Top 100 outside linebackers across the nation.

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Fri May 24, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Tampa Bay area Boy Scouts talk about the decision to allow openly gay members

Former Cub Scouts den leader Jennifer Tyrrell, who was ousted from Scouting because she is openly gay, wears a button on her uniform shirt that reads "We Support All Boy Scouts." Sam Bryant earned the rank of Eagle Scout 21/2 years ago, piling up merit badges, holding leadership positions in Tampa Palms Troop 180 and, for his big project, putting ... (more)

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ABC Action News

Termites season swarms Tampa Bay area

After awhile, Michael Haddock broke down and called an exterminator. That's when he learned, inside the floor of his newly-rented south Tampa home, there are termites.

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St. Petersburg Times

Local Government St. Petersburg leaders want answers on generous police perk on take-home cars

As Mayor Bill Foster works to close a $4 million budget gap this year and find money for employee raises next year, a generous police perk the mayor approved after taking office is coming under scrutiny.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Electronic Music Festival to rock Tampa

Tampa- If you think Tampa can't compete with Miami in the electronic music arena, think again.

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Business Journal

Tampa stocks go into long weekend on a mostly up note

Stock prices for most of the largest publicly traded companies in the Tampa area gained ground in advance of the Memorial Day weekend.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Man arrested for 2012 death of 2-year-old

A man has been charged for the death of a 2-year-old boy, almost exactly one year after the crime allegedly occurred.

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St. Petersburg Times

Review: Tampa Museum of Art exhibit lets us see Havana crumbling

Dying slowly is a messy, painful and sad process. And we see those things in "Faded Elegance: Photographs of Havana by Michael Eastman" at the Tampa Museum of Art, which shows us the Cuban capital's magnificent old buildings in horrific decline.

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KURB-FM Little Rock

Randy Jackson: Why He's Leaving "American Idol"

After 12 seasons of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, American Idol judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show, saying his long stint had run its course.

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Yahoo!

Terry McAuliffe's brother goes from conservative activist to Democrat

Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic operative embroiled in a tight race to become Virginia's next governor, knows a thing or two about conservatives like his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

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Business Journal

Tampa insurer changes name to HCI Group

Shareholders of a Tampa insurance company agreed to change the firm's name to HCI Group Inc.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Cats found in freezer during foreclosure eviction

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was affecting a foreclosure eviction at a home off Annette Avenue in Tampa when they discovered Hopkins living in the property that wasn't his.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Northwest News and Tribune

Steinbrenner High's new principal a familiar face

Kelly King, Steinbrenner High's assistant principal for curriculum, has been named to fill a vacancy created by the promotion of the schools' first and only principal, Brenda Grasso.

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Daily Reporter

Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major hurricanes.

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Creative Loafing Tampa

Major rallies against Monsanto planned this Saturday in Tampa and St. Petersburg

At 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, major rallies are planned in more than 400 cities around the world, with people protesting biotechnology giant Monsanto - one of the least popular major corporations around the world.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Patch.com

Keel Library Remains Closed

Patrons of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library are going to have to wait another day at least before the doors reopen for regular business.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Don't miss: 'Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation' at Busch Gardens

WHAT: Busch Gardens has a new stage show. " Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation" features characters from the "Madagascar" movies, plus singers, dancers and a live band in the Tampa theme parks' newly renovated Stanleyville Theater .

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St. Petersburg Times

Sunset Music Festival expands EDM lineup for year 2

If a first-year music festival draws 8,000 people to an NFL stadium in the sweltering heat of late May in Tampa, how on earth does it grow? At that point, is there really any room to get bigger? The organizers of Saturday's Sunset Music Festival believe so.

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Fire Warning for Hillsborough County was issued at May 25 at 4:26AM EDT