A real Cinderella story [Times photo: Kristen Schmid] Former teen pop star Deborah Gibson stars as Cinderella in the musical version of the fairy tale, running through Dec. 3 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. [View all events at TBPAC]

Howard Troxler
Legislature, court float in fallout of election
A mad tea party has settled around the state Capitol, a tent city of cables and cameras and protests and press conferences. It is impossible to cross the courtyard without stumbling over a celebrity spin-master or lawyer or imported member of Congress sent here to set things straight. The idea appears to be that if enough people talk enough, it will produce a new president of the United States.

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Car kills mother as she strolls with baby
TAMPA -- A young mother out for an afternoon stroll with her infant daughter was struck and killed Tuesday by a teenage driver. The baby survived.

Agency considers watering ban
Dire as the drought is, Swiftmud knows it would take an imminent disaster for officials to agree to such a strict policy.

Olympic stadium plans proposed
A local group lobbies to transform some of Tampa's poorest neighborhoods into an Olympic village for the 2012 Games.

Coe likely faced criminal charges
An FDLE investigation says that State Attorney Harry Lee Coe repeatedly broke the law to pay for his gambling habit.

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Museum, film admission are free on Saturday

Dog track officials say Coe received no special treatment
TAMPA -- In the final year of his life, Harry Lee Coe visited the dog track nearly every day, sometimes wagering as much as $7,500 a visit.

FDLE report on the death of Harry Lee Coe
Here are the highlights of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's investigation into Harry Lee Coe III, the Hillsborough state attorney who committed suicide in July.

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