May 3, 2000
History firsthand
[Times photo: John Pendygraft]
Nick Puerling, 9, plays marbles with his third-grade class from Wellington School during a trip Tuesday to Heritage Village. |
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Top stories
Web site lampoons Skyway jumpers
A Largo man makes light of suicide, to the horror of counselors and those grieving.
Hillsborough panel gives go-ahead for Gandy loop
The expressway link wins support from a panel of transportation officials, despite some opposition. |
Howard Troxler
Willy-nilly Legislature sells wares in a fire sale
This year's session of the Florida Legislature, scheduled to end on Friday, is the most crass of the 19 that I have seen.
Little League arsonist sentenced
TAMPA -- A man found guilty of breaking into the Palma Ceia Little League facilities on Himes Avenue last year and setting them on fire was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison.
Aisenberg failed polygraph, records say
TAMPA -- Marlene Aisenberg failed a polygraph test given by sheriff's investigators the day after she reported her 5-month-old daughter missing in 1997, according to papers prosecutors filed in federal court Tuesday.
Rare drug murder case goes to jury
TAMPA -- James Rouleau took the witness stand Tuesday and told a jury that he was a marijuana-smoking, acid-popping, heroin-snorting drug addict who lied to police when his best friend died from an overdose.
Nurse laid to rest with help from her friends
BRANDON -- Flight suits and Hawaiian shirts, leis and funeral wreaths, eulogies and Joe Cocker songs, tears and laughter: All were on display at funeral services for Alicia Betita-Collins, the flight nurse killed in the crash of Bayflite 3.
Police officer's suit against chief denied
ST. PETERSBURG -- A judge has ruled that a female former St. Petersburg police officer has no grounds to sue the police chief. But the woman will continue her suit against the city. The suit claims police department discriminated against her.
U.S. Attorney's Office hires spokesman for Tampa police
TAMPA -- After nearly 13 years as the public information officer for the Tampa Police Department, Steve Cole is moving on.
South Pinellas headlines
Projects come with veto shields
Steady for years, city rates head up
Partners at odds over liability in Mirabella lawsuit
Swiftmud sues gun club; claims lead contamination
PSTA seeks property to build bus station
Bethel clears its land for church
Map's lines show how town may expand
Stop signs won't solve this problem
Judge removes police chief from lawsuit
Developer has big plans for Detroit Hotel complex
Pasta Bella closes to the public but still caters
Chicago Deli closes over lease dispute
Family fest promises food, fun, screenings
Thou shalt not -- yet someone did
Class A Rays night is for littler leagues
Gifted Math Meet lures 272 calculating students
Pinellas Park plays role in fight against cancer
Flood solution sought on Kenneth City road
Trio of Dali fetes offer fabulous food, company
Risk-taker avoids her fear: being normal
The pain -- and city gains -- of a triathlon
Bumpers bang but no fists fly as Crisp wins
North Pinellas headlines
Inquiry focuses on woman's last hours
Fire chief revises budget again
Civic activist leaves a gap
So far, budget has projects for Pinellas
Officials want to add pizazz at downtown site
Library gets new director
Expert: Median needed for safety
Ice cream fans invited to a second Scoop
Local skater, medalist to appear on program
Area triathletes share in awards at St. Anthony's
Hillsborough headlines
Estranged husband slices wife's face, deputies say
Burglar empties baseball building
Hillsborough panel gives go-ahead for Gandy loop
Little League arsonist sentenced
Aisenberg details released
Schools settle lawsuit filed by parents of handicapped boy
Budget plan holds millions for Hillsborough
Rancher says he wants no part of development
E-mail mentors log time with children
News of Florida
House, Senate make $51-billion budget deal
Education overhaul
Wiggy remarks
Vouchers proposed for disabled students
Butterworth: I won't defend bill
Late at night, deal was sealed
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