Tampa Bay: April 13, 2001
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Teacher: No hint of bomb project
[Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office photo]
The students built a fake bomb device, but school officials say there were never any explosives and no danger. |
Hillsborough County news
Poets share their living art
Poetry is not words on a dusty page, it's a visceral connection of poet and listener. Eight top poets prove the point Thursday in live readings.
No charges filed against students heard on scanner
TAMPA -- State Attorney Mark Ober decided Thursday not to bring charges against two Sickles High School sophomores who were overheard talking about a school bombing during a cordless phone conversation in their homes.
Car-booters face city clampdown
TAMPA -- Six months after an angry Mayor Dick Greco found a cast-iron clamp on the wheel of his Lincoln Town Car, the city is asking for a sweeping ordinance intended to hobble rogue car-booters.
Tampa detective defeats incumbent to lead PBA
The 1,500-member Central Florida union has clout when it comes to political endorsements.
Woman dies week after ATV accident
A Hillsborough County woman who was injured last week in an all-terrain vehicle crash died Thursday at Bayfront Medical Center.
Jurors again recommend death penalty
TAMPA -- For the second time, a jury has recommended that convicted killer Ray Lamar Johnston be put to death for murdering Janice Nugent, a 47-year-old licensed massage therapist who was strangled and left in the bathtub in her Seminole Heights home.
Bulls bits
TAMPA -- After hitting .632 during five games and leading his team to four wins, two against ranked opponents, USF's Dan Boyd was named Conference USA Hitter of the Week.
Spartan shorts
TAMPA -- When the baseball team lost 6-0 to Eckerd on April 6, it marked the first time in 287 games the Spartans were held scoreless.
JUCO transfer closes door in Spartan wins
Kris Sutton has set one record for saves and has another in sight.
USF sets plant festival for weekend
If the temperature change hasn't beckoned your spring-cleaning spirit, the University of South Florida's Botanical Garden Plant Festival, set for this weekend, might remind you that spring has finally sprung.
