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Deputies: Gun malfunctioned 3 times as hubby, 44, attacked estranged wife, 23
FloriDUHWho's the luckiest person in Florida? Even luckier than Lotto ticket holder of the $590-million jackpot purchased at a Publix in Zephyrhills on Saturday? Maybe this woman -- the estranged wife of Julio Villanueva-Vasque. Julio Villanueva-Vasquez...Tags: Tampa, Lotto
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Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools
The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School. But there is no other county school that can meet the needs of 18-year-old Loly, who needs hourly glucose...
Tags: Rick Scott, Students, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teaching and Learning, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Tampa Tribune, Fla., Steve Otto column
The Tampa TribuneMy guess is the addition of my favorite piece of public art, "The Exploding Chicken," to the Channelside area is the cause of what happened last week. The Chicken, now perched in the Channelside roundabout, has brought new life to a stagnating area....Tags: Amtrak, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Tampa, Heart Surgery
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School employee fudged meal counts, district says
The Tampa TribuneA cafeteria manager who worked at two schools may be fired for inflating the number of meals served there, the Hillsborough school district said. Christopher P. Robinson, who has worked in student nutrition services at Carrollwood Elementary and Plant...Tags: Students, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Teaching and Learning, Tampa, Consumers
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Homeless recount yields another low tally
The Tampa TribuneJanuary's survey of homeless people in the Tampa area came buck with an unexpected result: the number of people living in shelters and on the street was nearly half that of two years ago. Concerned that the tally was somehow skewed, the Homeless...Tags: Tampa, Homelessness, Social Issues
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School official says service dog barred from work
The Tampa TribuneAgnes Tanon tried to take her service dog to school one day last month in her job as an assistant principal at Webb Middle School. It lasted about two hours. Tanon, who has worked for the school district 20 years, said she was told the dog, Bella,...Tags: Tampa, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Justice System
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Orlando jury to hear Dontae Morris case Nov. 4
The Tampa TribuneAn Orlando jury will decide this fall whether Dontae Morris shot to death two Tampa police officers who had pulled his girlfriend over for a minor traffic infraction. Morris faces two charges of capital murder. Circuit Judge William Fuente scheduled the...Tags: Tampa, Judges, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Commercial real estate lags improving housing market
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.When builders broke ground this month on an office park in the Tampa suburbs, perhaps the first speculative project this area has seen in half a decade, one developer called it a "good sign that we've turned the corner on the recession." But don't...Tags: Marketing, Tampa, Sales, Property, McGraw-Hill Incorporated
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New home construction surges 50% in Tampa area
The Tampa TribuneMore Tampa Bay area homebuilders are swinging hammers again as the improving economy helped boost new home construction by nearly 50 percent in the first quarter of this year. To be sure, that's starting from a low level, and new housing starts are...Tags: Housing Industry, Tampa, House Building, Freddie Mac, Land Price
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Floridians' travel plans good news for tourism
The Tampa TribuneSeventy percent of Florida residents plan to take a summer vacation of four days or more between May and September, 5 percent more than a year ago, an AAA Travel report said. "This year marks the second year that AAA data shows an increase in the number...Tags: Tampa, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Automotive Equipment
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Tampa Tribune, Fla., Joe Henderson column
The Tampa TribuneNo. That was Jan Platt's signature word during her time on the Hillsborough County Commission and Tampa City Council. She argued and voted against projects and proposals so many times she got the well-earned nickname of "Commissioner No." She has...Tags: Libraries, Tampa, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Downtown Bradenton chiller plant proposed
Bradenton HeraldA $13 million project, part of which calls for a new "chiller plant" in downtown Bradenton, could cool government and private buildings less expensively -- and potentially provide income for the county, officials said Tuesday. Government buildings...Tags: Downtown (Miami, Florida), Plant Openings, U.S. Postal Service, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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