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  • Billy D, Gators try to get back

    The Tampa Tribune – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

    Look who's back in town. And back in college basketball's top 10. Billy Donovan and his Florida Gators. Full Story »

  • Wake Up Call: Green, TC prepare for biggest challenge yet

    The Tampa Tribune – 2 hrs 13 mins ago  

    Tampa Catholic High School senior Christian Green will not be remembered as the greatest quarterback ever to emerge from Hillsborough County.That's OK.He simply wants to be known as a winner. Full Story »

  • Wells Fargo buys Tampa risk management firm

    The Tampa Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    A veteran of insurance firms Advantec and DavisBaldwin has sold his firm to Wells Fargo Insurance Services. Full Story »

  • Gators lose Strong to Louisville

    The Tampa Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    Fifteen minutes into the news conference Wednesday to introduce him as the new head coach at the University of Louisville, Charlie Strong was asked about the phone call. Full Story »

  • Seminoles hit jackpot

    The Tampa Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    Thanks to introducing blackjack table games and advanced machine games beyond bingo, Florida's Indian gaming facilities increased revenue in 2008 by 19 percent to about $1.9 billion, the publisher of an annual gaming almanac reported. Full Story »

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The Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  • Family's holiday wish: a job for their father

    The Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:05 am ET  

    By TERRY O'CONNOR Correspondent Three children under the age of 5 tumble over furniture and each other, blissfully unaware of the struggles their mother and father face in trying to feed, clothe and care for them each day. Full Story »

  • Stimulus money to fund Cattlemen Road project in Sarasota

    The Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:05 am ET  

    By DOUG SWORD Project might also spur other job-creating efforts Full Story »

  • After brief respite, Southwest Florida sees a rise in foreclosures

    The Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:04 am ET  

    By AARON KESSLER and TOM BAYLES Staff Writers Florida returns to No. 2 spot for highest rate, displacing California Full Story »

  • Mother facing child abuse claim

    The Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:04 am ET  

    Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. MANATEE COUNTY - A 44-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with child abuse after beating her daughter with a wooden spoon, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Report. Full Story »

  • Mother is charged with child neglect

    The Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:04 am ET  

    Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. MANATEE COUNTY - A mother was arrested Tuesday and charged with child neglect for allowing her live-in boyfriend to abuse her two children, ages 3 and 5, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Report. Full Story »

WTSP-TV Tampa

  • Newborn baby burned in house fire

    WTSP-TV Tampa – Wed Dec 9, 11:29 pm ET  

    Lakeland, FL - Flames from a fire that broke out in a Polk County home have burned a newborn baby. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the home of a family of 10. The father, 30-year-old Brandon Lovelace, tells 10 Connects a running laptop on a blanket started the fire in the front bedroom. Full Story »

  • Allegations of sex, lies, and cover-up in fire department

    WTSP-TV Tampa – Wed Dec 9, 10:29 pm ET  

    Tampa, Florida-- There are n ew accusations of sex, lies, and a cover-up in Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. We have new information about one of the five candidates that is in line to be second-in-command. Full Story »

  • Officials admit they should've helped woman with 12-foot python

    WTSP-TV Tampa – Wed Dec 9, 10:14 pm ET  

    Tampa, Florida - When Maryse Lawson came home Sunday afternoon with her 2-year-old daughter and found a large snake in her yard, she called 911. Tampa Police then directed her to Florida Fish and Wildlife . But Lawson says neither agency sent help. Full Story »

  • One dead in Tampa domestic shooting

    WTSP-TV Tampa – Wed Dec 9, 9:29 pm ET  

    Tampa, Florida - Tampa Police are working a domestic shooting on River Hills Drive in Tampa. Police tell us one white male is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Another white male was shot and has been taken to the hospital and appears to be in serious but stable condition. Full Story »

  • Neighorhood finds alligator with arrow in it

    WTSP-TV Tampa – Wed Dec 9, 8:59 pm ET  

    Lutz, Florida - Valerie had heard reports of an alligator with an arrow through it in her neighborhood, but she was still surprised when she actually saw it in her backyard. Full Story »

The Lakeland Ledger

  • Planners OK Polk Commerce Centre Changes

    The Lakeland Ledger – 52 mins ago  

    By TOM PALMER THE LEDGER Polk County planning commissioners have approved changes to the Polk Commerce Centre development of regional impact near Auburndale. Full Story »

  • Polk City May Drop Sewer, Water Utilities

    The Lakeland Ledger – 52 mins ago  

    By KEVIN BOUFFARD THE LEDGER After angry public protests killed two proposed sewer projects earlier this year, the City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to explore divesting its water and sewer utilities to an independent state authority. Full Story »

  • Polk City May Drop Sewer, Water Utilities

    The Lakeland Ledger – 1 hr 37 mins ago  

    By KEVIN BOUFFARD THE LEDGER POLK CITY | After angry public protests killed two proposed sewer projects earlier this year, the City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to explore divesting its water and sewer utilities to an independent state authority. Full Story »

  • LRMC Campus Will Be Tobacco-Free

    The Lakeland Ledger – 1 hr 37 mins ago  

    Anyone who smokes, chews or otherwise uses tobacco will need to do it away from Lakeland Regional Medical Center. LRMC is becoming a completely tobacco-free campus Jan. 1. Currently, smokers can smoke in the park outside LRMC, and there's a smoking area for emergency department visitors. But not for much longer. Full Story »

  • Planners OK Polk Commerce Centre Changes

    The Lakeland Ledger – 2 hrs 52 mins ago  

    By TOM PALMER THE LEDGER BARTOW | Polk County planning commissioners have approved changes to the Polk Commerce Centre development of regional impact near Auburndale. Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the revised DRI, but split 6-1, with Commissioner Sue Nelson dissenting, to revise the section of the county growth plan governing this area. Full Story »

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