Tampa Bay: June 30, 2001
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Fast-acting virus claims cats' lives
[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
Officials at all three Pinellas animal shelters are taking extensive cleaning and quarantine measures to try to contain the disease. |
North Pinellas County news
Debate yeilds the rejection of pricey fix
CLEARWATER -- After nine months of debate, a task force has recommended that the city not spend up to $1.5-million to modify the Clearwater Beach roundabout, as a traffic consultant suggested last summer.
9 break-ins give police, businesses a headache
Burglars make off with minimal loot, striking commercial establishments along East and West Bay Drive.
Oops! Police station watering at wrong time
A malfunctioning clock at the substation has been watering flowers every day for up to two weeks, officials say.
Gator grab averts traffic mess
PALM HARBOR -- A minor accident on U.S. 19 near the Westin Innisbrook Resort on Friday afternoon attracted a few onlookers, including two 3-foot alligators.
Tarpon tax rate may stay the same
After reducing property taxes the past two years, city officials hope to maintain the current millage rate in the next fiscal year.
U.N. pioneer Clara Wright of Seminole dies
SEMINOLE -- Clara Wright, who worked behind the scenes at the launch of the United Nations, has died at 98.
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Racing tonight at Sunshine Speedway
WHAT: Short-track races featuring T.B.A.R.A. Winged Sprints, Open Wheel Modifieds, Figure 8s, Outlaw Late Models, Mini Stocks and Street Stocks.
