Tampa Bay: June 14, 2001
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Having a ball at camp
[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]
David DePiro, 6, pauses on the basketball court Wednesday morning at Kid City Camp in Largo. This is first week of camp. |
North Pinellas County news
Mid-county site picked for U.S. 19 overpass
CLEARWATER -- The debate over which of two overpasses to build on U.S. 19 seemed a natural for a parochial showdown.
Police: Boundaries hinder crime fight
A proposal would allow Clearwater and Largo officers to cross jurisdictions.
Keene extension may lose lanes
The project has been approved, but residents persuade the county road board to consider paring the project from six to four lanes.
Third car may be cause of fatal 2-car accident
Police say the victim swerved to avoid another driver who kept going, maybe unaware of what happened.
Organizer of youth sports dies
James Franklin Sunderman helped establish Palm Harbor's baseball and soccer programs and facilities.
Couple's suit: 'Swampland' sold as homesite
They say the company that sold them the lot knew it was unsuitable for a house.
County will lobby to get Job Corps
The competition is tough to land the federally funded program that educates and trains 16- to 24-year-olds.
Armed robber adds to total, hits 18th bank
The latest target is Republic Bank in Largo. The crime takes less than 70 seconds.
Problem intersection to get traffic light
There have been seven severe accidents in front of the Home Depot where the new light will be placed.
Let accomplishments overshadow scandal
Re: Graduation 2001 recap, June 8.
Grand jury returns 3 murder indictments
LARGO -- A grand jury on Wednesday returned first-degree murder indictments against a man accused of shooting a woman during a carjacking, a teen suspected of shooting his friend's father and a man accused of killing his wife because she had an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Tampa Bay briefs
Boy's death prompts school to create fund
Area junior players are set for title shot
State championship quests begin Saturday for juniors at various clubs in the Orlando area.
Child identification kits to be available Saturday
CLEARWATER -- Freedom Ford will present free child identification kits from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 24825 U.S. 19 N.
