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May 25, 2000
Tampa Bay: May 25, 2000
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[Times photo: Ken Helle]
Teachers and other staff form a chorus line to say farewell to pupils Wednesday at Ybor City's Philipe Shore Elementary.
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Hillsborough County news
Revelry and tears punctuate the last day
Students and teachers greet the annual ritual of closing for summer with celebration, ovation and some rumination.
Parents forced into a choice
A desegregation plan would leave many parents with no choice but to choose where their children will go to school.
Tampa uncuffed
When a quota is not a quota
A ticket a day keeps the sergeant away. Or so the old cop saying goes.
Restored lights again adorn historic Ybor club
Lights will again shine on an Ybor City landmark.
911 tapes show Ybor inferno grew fast
Upon arriving at the blaze, firefighters immediately called for backup. But they could see the apartments were doomed.
Hillsborough County urges limits for reclaimed water
TAMPA -- Heavy demand for reclaimed water shut down the system in three northern Hillsborough subdivisions Wednesday, prompting county officials to ask that reclaimed water customers cut back their sprinkling to once a week.
Police: Man stole identity, killed wife
Authorities say the man held in Tampa walked out of a Texas jail on bail and vanished 11 years ago.
Man guilty in drug distribution case
TAMPA -- A federal jury found a Wesley Chapel man guilty Wednesday of distributing a regulated drug called deprenyl without a prescription.
Retried murderer gets life sentence
TAMPA -- Walter Ruiz was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for acting as the hired gunman in the 1995 murder of a Drew Park grocer.
Tampa Bay headlines
Behind his sure smile, a prisoner faces death
Jury finds girl's brain surgeon negligent
For supplying fatal dose: probation
Naked truth denied, says artist
Abusive mother blames housemate in slaying
Forklift driver wasn't trained
Hired gunman gets life in prison for grocer's slaying
Pinellas headlines
Ex-tenants get belated attention
466 days, 3 oceans, 1 world
Limits on reclaimed water possible
Suspect arrested in armed robberies
PSTA approves settlement in accident that left student paralyzed
Cash available for youth programs
Court crushes term-limit challenge
Fish may want drought to stick around a while
String of suspicious fires adds to worries
Non-stop 'crazy day' keeps police, firefighters hopping
Library will bustle with activities
Big birds add airy image to water tank
Two concerns likely to doom redevelopment proposal
PSTA: Route stays if kids settle down
Delie stalks, then charges to win in Safety Harbor 5K
Florida headlines
Two interstates closed while crews battle fires
Minority presence to rise on campuses
Building codes get tougher next year
Fundraiser keeps Nelson from Cabinet's meeting
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