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May 18, 2000

Man held in fire is not a suspect in other arsons

[Times photo: Thomas Goethe]
TAMPA -- A man arrested Tuesday and charged with setting fire to a vacant house in Ybor City is not a suspect in dozens of other suspicious fires in the area, officials said.

Al-Najjar rally set for Friday
TAMPA -- A rally to protest the detention on secret evidence of Tampa resident Mazen Al-Najjar is scheduled for Friday at Tampa City Hall.

Top stories
Shooting was act of frustration, investigators say
Details emerge that portray the murder suspect as a woman angry with her ex-husband and his wife.

5 schools' FCAT day absences may hurt
If they can't disprove early data saying they didn't test at least 90 percent of eligible students, they'll drop a grade.

Dot Ruggles, 59, elections chief, dies
The longtime public servant's fight against breast cancer was quiet, but courageous, friends say.

Mary Jo Melone
Mending the fences around a glass house
God must be One Amazing Chick if She can get the police chief of St. Petersburg to step off his high horse for a second and admit that he's human and capable of screwing up.

Pinellas watering restrictions
The recently imposed watering restrictions can be confusing. If you live in unincorporated Pinellas County or Clearwater, or 19 municipalities served by Pinellas County Utilities, here are the rules you must follow:


South Pinellas headlines
  • Court restores juvenile curfew in Pinellas Park
  • Leisure beckons museum president
  • YMCA director faces more charges

  • North Pinellas headlines
  • Bluff plan has officials' support
  • Denial may dim future of Dunedin electric utility
  • Shelby must resign to seek county job
  • Safety Harbor firefighter honored for heroism on job
  • Teen pleads no contest to arson charge
  • Tarpon Springs man faces several drug charges
  • Moviegoers seethe after cars towed
  • 14 teachers receive top grades
  • Lack of enthusiasm for redevelopment is no surprise
  • Some fear effects of border plan
  • Seniors converge on Pinellas in bid for state titles

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Hillsborough County okays sale of public land
  • Privacy is priority for Chief Holder
  • Suspect killed after shooting deputy
  • Good deed costs vet his van
  • Man held in fire is not a suspect in other arsons
  • Rezoning could jeopardize city's plan for river park

  • News of Florida
  • Regents wring hands at role as lame ducks
  • Mining amendment buried in bill
  • Florida's one big tinderbox
  • UF's interim leader faces unsure future
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