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May 9, 2002

Tampa Bay: May 9, 2002 Tampa Uncuffed
A sawbuck helps four judges run
Talk about one-stop shopping. Next week, supporters can buy a ticket at a campaign event and help four judges at once.

Hillsborough County news

Fatal robbery participant gets 10 years
The judge says the teen got "a tremendous break" for an attempted robbery that turned into a shootout.

Prosecutor vindicates cable show
Offensive, yes, but not obscene. Crude hyperbole but not a criminal threat. Prosecutor Mark Ober's findings upset Commissioner Ronda Storms.

Spilled mercury forces USF building evacuation
An employee moving containers accidentally drops 2 pounds of the toxic substance. A cleanup is planned today.

Man drowns after speeding van plunges into pond
TAMPA -- A man drowned in a pond in a Tampa Palms subdivision Wednesday night after he lost control of a sport-utility vehicle and careened into the water, police said.


Tampa Bay headlines
  • Pinellas court to weigh blame for smoker's ills
  • Crash inquiry focusing on tires
  • 'You're an angel. Thank you.'
  • Values rise for Pinellas properties
  • Diocese clears priest of sexual improprieties
  • Tampa Bay briefs

  • Pinellas headlines
  • Sheffield finds a buyer for his Pinellas palace
  • Bridge plans, tower collide
  • Pinellas digest
  • Property values rise 4.6% in Largo
  • Deputy lives to thank law enforcement 'family'
  • Mayor seeks brevity, harmony
  • Fliers raise stakes in peacock dispute
  • Pinellas property values up 6.9%
  • Library program means business
  • Editorial: A prayer for peace in Largo may require more repetition
  • Letters: Emergency service should be uniform throughout county
  • Man charged with using fake gun
  • Flyers no strangers to Illinois' historic River to River run

  • News of Florida
  • Seven missing after Navy jets crash
  • Bush: Account for every child
  • Democrats fault Bush's handling of Rilya case
  • Senate okays ballot price tags
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