• Tampa lawyer Grover Cleveland Freeman Jr. was shot to death about 11:40 p.m. Monday at his Carrollwood home allegedly by his ex-wife, who jumped off, surviving the plunge, authorities say.
• An arsonist struck again in Ybor area early Tuesday morning.

[Times photo: Fraser Hale]

An arson reward sign is posted at the house, which burned early Monday;

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Arson ruins house fixed for parent
An initial explosion was so strong it knocked part of the house off its foundation.

New weekend ban holds water
TAMPA -- Somebody was following the rules Sunday.

Shot 10 times, restaurateur survives 9 hours of surgery
TAMPA -- Two former employees barged into a Carrollwood restaurant Saturday, turned their guns on co-owner Mike Robie and shot him 10 times, detectives said.

Court held state attorney hopeful in contempt
Republican candidate Mark Ober was in legal trouble in 1992 for refusing to pay child support required by a divorce settlement.

Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run accident in Tampa
TAMPA -- A Tampa man crossing the street near his home was killed early Monday morning by a hit-and-run driver in the Port of Tampa area, police said.

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