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July 14, 2001
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New heights of discipline
[Times photo: John Pendygraft]
Neptali Rafael, 20, leads the way for cadets in Buque Escuela Simon Bolivar, which means "Ship School Simon Bolivar," as they climb the mast of the Venezuelan navy training ship on Friday. The ship will be docked off Knight's Point on Harbor Island in Tampa and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday through Tuesday. |
Top stories
Girl snatched, raped in middle of the day
The 14-year-old was walking down a street in St. Petersburg when two strangers abducted her, police say.
Police say victim let killer into apartment
TAMPA -- The man who killed a WFLA-Ch. 8 news director somehow persuaded her to let him into her apartment, police said Friday.
Murder convictions: 2; successful appeals: 2
Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. was convicted and sentenced to die twice for the 1986 murder of a Tampa teenager. Now he'll face a third trial.
Accused judge meets with boss
Details of the conversation between Judge Charles W. Cope and Chief Judge David Demers were not revealed.
Vines keeps his records sealed
ST. PETERSBURG -- Mack Vines, who wants to be the city's next police chief, has, for now, declined to let the public see his performance evaluations from his last job.
Beijing victory may be Tampa's, too
TAMPA -- Boosters for Tampa's bid to win the 2012 Olympics had a bottle of sparkling wine at the ready as they tuned in to CNN on Friday morning.
Tampa Bay briefs
Man's body found hanging in park tree
South Pinellas headlines
Motorcycle was fatal attraction
Alicia Caldwell
Rice needs to get the bare facts
North Pinellas headlines
Roundabout fix to bring roundabout traffic
Ex-principal sues board over job transfer
City discusses cutting property tax rates
Kind strangers answer church's prayers
Control of Reform Party at stake in Oldsmar
Supreme Court rejects DOT lawsuit in Pinellas
Man behind 'Truckin' for Jesus' charged
Deputy's lawsuit claims gender bias
Prayer, touch are tools to cure, comfort
Bible on the Beach draws Catholic teens together
Hillsborough headlines
Savvy plan averts GOP struggle
Bush's supporters on judicial panels
Drug runners from Colombia are sentenced
Guard cuts off phone, is punched out
Woman found dead in her pool
A closer look: One Hillsborough church
Sandra Thompson
Anyone care to see any good movies?
News of Florida
Partisan redistricting war opens
Poll changes pose challenge
Officials view video for clues in parasail deaths
Steve Bousquet
Osceola County, ballot test case
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