[Times photo: Dan McDuffie] Kathy Somoano, left, and Tampa General Hospital RN Robin Zocchi carry Evan Somoano.

July 1, 2000

Top stories
Two quintuplets go home
Despite some scary moments, the Somoano siblings are getting stronger

State: Tampa Bay's air quality flunks
Florida's top regulator tells the EPA that the area doesn't meet new federal guidelines.

Disabled pan the Trop, praise Rays' owner
ST. PETERSBURG -- Before the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took the field Friday night, George Locascio joined the team's managing general partner, Vince Naimoli, on the field.

Seminoles pursue Hard Rock Hotel
TAMPA -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida has announced plans to spend up to $5-million to convert the Sheraton Four Points Hotel on its Tampa reservation to a Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe in time for next January's Super Bowl.

Lakewood High student dies a week after accident
ST. PETERSBURG -- A 16-year-old Lakewood High School sophomore died Thursday at Bayfront Medical Center, a week after suffering a head injury in an automobile accident, authorities said.

Airport offers walkways to terminal
Those who don't want to wait and ride the monorail after parking can now travel the distance on foot.

Identity of buried body discovered
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has identified a transient whose body was found Thursday in a grave east of Wimauma in southeast Hillsborough County.

Religion
A Mass Celebration
Organizers make the first statewide meeting of Florida's black Catholics a call for "unashamed praise."

Correction
John Gaston is neither a physician nor a former associate medical examiner from Volusia County. Gaston is former medical examiner's assistant for the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office. A story Friday incorrectly identified him.

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