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2 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Mother, daughter OK after Citrus Park house fire

A woman and her daughter were hospitalized for minor smoke inhalation Saturday after a fire broke out in their home, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Citrus Park, FL, Tampa General Hospital, Hospital Administration, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

2 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Brandon area school notes

Trying something new DhaMonique Sanders, 11, Camila Santana, 11, and Corinne Sharpe, 12, from the Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy, try Southwestern veggie burgers at the fourth annual Fresh Flavors student food tasting on Wednesday at TPepin's Hospitality Centre.

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Related Topix: Florida, University, FL, Duke University, New College of Florida, Standardized Testing, Education

2 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

USF gets millions to train new STEM teachers

The National Science Foundation gives STEM perhaps its broadest definition, including chemistry, computer science, engineering, geosciences, life sciences, materials research, math, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences and teaching STEM.

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Related Topix: University of South Florida, Education Etc., Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Immigration Reform, University, FL

4 hrs ago | Free Republic

This year's GaYBOR Days touted as success

Officially recognized by the Hillsborough County Commission for the first time, this year's GaYbor Days events continue Sunday in Ybor City.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

8 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

In Tampa, parents celebrate being reunited with their children

He scrambled to the kitchen counter and hid the spoon, the syringe and the pills in a drawer.

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13 hrs ago | Patch.com

Brandon Woman Involved in Fatal Bearss Avenue Crash

A 25-year-old Tampa man is dead following a Friday evening crash on Bearss Avenue near Lake Emerald Boulevard in the Lake Magdalene area.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Lake Magdalene, FL, Brandon, FL

17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Drinking? Driving? Hillsborough Deputies Say Think Twice

Planning on knocking a few back during a Memorial Day weekend barbecue before putting the key in the ignition to head home? It's time to reconsider that plan.

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21 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Thonotosassa man, 81, accused of molesting girl

An 81-year-old man was arrested Thursday, accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl seven years ago, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

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Related Topix: Thonotosassa, FL

Fri May 24, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Tampa man accused of cramming cats into carriers

A 66-year-old man was arrested Thursday after authorities discovered that he had crammed dozens of cats into four carriers and kept dead cats in a freezer, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

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ABC Action News

Animals services bust cat hoarding

While the 32 may have made it out alive, Hillsborough County deputies say they found something even more alarming: 22 cats found frozen and individually wrapped in the freezer.

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KRMG-AM Tulsa

Man gets 10 years for fatal DUI crash

A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after a drunken driving crash.

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St. Petersburg Times

Editorial: Honoring our fallen

Almost 150 years ago, Memorial Day grew from the ashes of the Civil War. Decades later, its meaning and importance endure.

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Related Topix: Opinion

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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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Escambia County, FL

Mass Transit

FL: Leaders of County, Cities Map Hillsborough Transit Strategies

Three years after Hillsborough County voters killed a transit-tax referendum, county commissioners joined the mayors of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City on Wednesday to begin mapping out a new transportation plan they can sell to voters.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Plant City, FL, Temple Terrace, FL

Patch.com

Memorial Day: What's Open, What's Closed in Seminole Heights

Here's a look at what's open and what's closed in Seminole Heights, Central Tampa and around Hillsborough County in observance of the holiday: Government offices The majority of Hillsborough County and City of Tampa offices and facilities will be closed on Monday.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Tampa, FL, Libraries

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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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Temple Terrace, FL

Thu May 23, 2013

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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Related Topix: Tampa, FL

Patch.com

Man Arrested in Attack on Natures Way Joggers

Just five hours after an 18-year-old Bloomingdale East resident reported that she'd been attacked while jogging on Natures Way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced it had made an arrest.

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Related Topix: Valrico, FL

Creative Loafing Tampa

Mitch Perry Report 5.23.13 -Hillsborough County, where progress moves at a snail's pace

News about the LGBT community in one way or another seems to dominate the news these days.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

Osprey Observer

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Launches Webcast

News that keeps residents up-to-date as well as alert to crime and safety comes by turning the pages of their local newspapers or by a click of a button on their TVs, home computers and mobile devices.

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Related Topix: Brandon, FL