Tampa Bay: January 11, 2002
North Pinellas County news
Commission will avoid height fights
In a 3-2 vote, commissioners decide to leave questions about the size of buildings at Clearwater Beach to a city board.
Pinellas digest
Meet, have coffee with police chief
Robber guilty in shooting of woman
LARGO -- Lee Anthony Hall wrote a letter to the woman police say he nearly killed in an armed robbery at her home. In it, Hall said he had no choice but to shoot her.
Two aides for elderly arrested
CLEARWATER -- Local authorities have arrested two people this week on charges that they stole money from elderly people in their care.
Process in hiring manager questioned
SAFETY HARBOR -- Two Safety Harbor commissioners are questioning the recent appointment of the new city manager, saying they suspect the mayor and vice mayor improperly discussed the hire before the vote and outside the public eye.
Shooting two bulls gets teen 10 years
TAMPA -- Hillsborough Circuit Judge Ron Ficarrotta told the dozen or so onlookers that he had "thought hard" about how to sentence an obviously disturbed teenager who sneaked onto a ranch with a friend and shot two bulls with a bow and arrows.
Seat belts prevent dire outcome in collision
Both drivers in Wednesday's accident on Belcher Road could have been killed without the belts, an investigator says.
Limits put on public comment out of line
Re: Commission limits public comment to 30 minutes, story, Dec. 18.
Limits put on public comment out of line
Re: Commission limits public comment to 30 minutes, story, Dec. 18.
Class offers look at how police work
CLEARWATER -- Interested in learning how detectives investigate a homicide? Or what police officers face when they have to draw their weapon? Or how police dogs are trained?
Living, learning for the moment
As 112,000 Pinellas County students leave for school each morning, 125 to 200 remain in their homes or hospital rooms, suffering from broken bones, traumatic brain injuries and catastrophic illnesses such as cancer and diabetes.
Tourney director Garrett strikes up many friendships
John "J.J." Garrett III looks at life from three different angles and likes what he sees.
Happenings
Viva Las Vegas
Classic 'Women' shows original girl power
These not-so-fair ladies of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women bring their wit and grit to play in the scramble for husbands.
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| Workers for ClearChannel Outdoor install a giant 3-D billboard this week for Mease Hospitals at U.S. 19 and Curlew Road. The stethoscope is the first in a series of billboards coming from Mease Hospitals as part of the company's effort to emphasize the care given at its hospitals. |
