Tampa Bay: December 15, 2001
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Two men kidnap, shoot woman
TAMPA -- Barefoot and covered in blood from multiple gunshot wounds, 20-year-old Lai Chau struggled for 30 minutes to make it from the alley where she had been left for dead to the nearest house, 200 yards away. |
Hillsborough County news
Sandra Thompson
Oh, how the bus could ease life
Last weekend we drove to Mount Dora, the little Lake County town of antique shops, B&Bs and, during the holidays, lights festooning every tree in sight of the downtown square. We had gone for the opening of an art show at Chiaroscuro, a small gallery owned by friends we hadn't seen in some time. To me the burning question was: Did they still exist with only one car?
Tampa officer arrested on drug charges
Authorities say he fetched an ecstasy stash from an impounded car and traded it for steroids.
School official becomes quiet
TAMPA -- For two weeks, school administrator Doug Erwin begged to go before the Hillsborough School Board to clear the air about alleged wrongdoing in two maintenance departments he oversees.
Crash victim excels in military; attacked couple keeps on giving
Edward Woodward says he doesn't obsessively check his rearview mirror any more. If he had checked it on a late night in June 2000, while driving north on Interstate 275 near Busch Boulevard, he would have seen the 1995 Ford that rammed him from behind.
Orchestra sues over anthem's re-release
TAMPA -- When the country needed it most this year, Arista Records decided to put a song on the market that would make everyone proud.
Confessed jewel thief sentenced to 20 years
TAMPA -- A jewel thief who stole from stores and homes across the country was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison.
Error sets another jail inmate free
TAMPA -- For the third time in 15 months, the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office mistakenly released an inmate from a county jail.
A closer look: One Hillsborough meditation center
Tampa Karma Thegsum Choling (KTC) Buddhist Meditation Center
