On patrol [Times photo: John Pendygraft] William Crowell of the Naval Reserve Center in Tampa checks the waters around the USS Cormorant on Monday during an anti-terrorism patrol. The ship, docked at a Tampa Port Authority berth until Wednesday, is under 24-hour security in the wake of the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen in October.

Hillsborough County news
City tells county: Watering deal is off
Tampa says it won't enforce Hillsborough's watering rules unless they are uniform.

Vote may not have been nice, but was legal
Jan Platt voted against a rezoning because she didn't like the developer, but he won anyway so there's no liability, the county attorney says.

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