Bills packed with state projects [Times photo: Lisa DeJong] Various spending bills are expected to provide $286-million, which includes a Pinellas-based Army Reserve unit.

Mary Jo Melone
Having fun as they shoot up the world
The little girl cried out in a voice she might have used if she'd lost a chance to be in the school play.

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Details deepen slaying mystery
Slashes kill three, two others die from gunshots. But a question remains: Who did it?

I-4 minority contractor indicted on fraud charges
The government says the man served as a front for three white subcontractors. All four are accused of abusing a state program for minorities.

Scandal prompts Hillsborough judge to resign
Judge Gasper Ficarrotta, who had an affair with a bailiff, will step down by year's end.

School choice vote an ordeal
At the marathon meeting, parents blasted School Board members as some struggled with the complex plan.

• Settlement prompted the change
  Q: Why did anything have to change?
• Details of Pinellas' school choice plan
  Some details of the plan considered by the Pinellas School Board:
• How the plan might affect you
  Here are a few hypothetical situations, and how the choice plan might apply. In each case, other variables could change the outcome:

Man, 19, guilty in fatal beating
Jurors spend 90 minutes deliberating before they convict Tony Rosa of second-degree murder.

Tampa Bay briefs
Driver thrown from car, dies after collision

Health care company beats the flu shot shortage
Maxim Health Systems ordered the hard-to-get vaccine back in January.

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