[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar] 3 children in family die when van wrecks A minivan has a blowout and flips, and three Winter Haven relatives are thrown nearly 30 feet.

June 10, 2000

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Grade error keeps student from spotlight
She should have been co-salutatorian of her class at Seminole High. But a computer mistake was discovered too late.

Bucs fans accuse team, lawyer of extortion
TAMPA -- They sat across a conference table from each other in a downtown high-rise, representatives of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on one side, the fans suing the team on the other.

Bucs' stadium upgrades aren't tax-exempt, state says
TAMPA -- The state Department of Revenue decided this week that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers must pay sales tax on furnishings for 28 new luxury boxes the team is building at Raymond James Stadium.

Comfort factors into speed limit calculations
Yes, the Transportation Department says, there is a method to the madness in the Tampa Bay area's wildly different speed limits.

Man sentenced in teen sex case
LARGO -- A 69-year-old man who repeatedly had sex with a 15-year-old emotionally handicapped girl was sentenced Friday to five years in prison followed by 10 years' probation.

Judge resigns amid accusations
Circuit Judge Edward Ward had faced an October hearing over charges he sent explicit e-mail to two women and kissed a female judge. His resignation is effective Aug. 31.

Times wins five first-place awards in annual FSNE competition
TAMPA -- The St. Petersburg Times won five first-place prizes and 13 awards overall Friday in the annual competition of the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors.

Man guilty of murder in boy's beating death
Jurors deliberate eight hours before convicting Walter Lee Morris.

USF donations top $220-million
ST. PETERSBURG -- The University of South Florida announced Friday that it has surpassed its $220-million fundraising goal, an achievement officials said reinforces the school's stature as Florida's second most important university.

Some alleged victims of Y worker waver
Some children defend the alleged molester in unsealed statements.

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