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Fla. Woman Gets 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Jacksonville, Video, Stand Your Ground, Self Defense, Tampa, Marissa Alexander Case, Marissa Alexander, Naacp, Crime News

TAMPA, Fla. -- Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he...

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The Five Best And Worst Cities For Financial Well-Being (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Boston, Household Income, Economic Indicators, Money News, credAbility Index, Tampa, Detroit, Washington D.C., Financial Distress, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Consumer Spending, Dallas, St. Petersburg, Q1 Income, Money News

Some towns are getting along in this economy better than others. A report issued this week from the credit counseling agency CredAbility offers som...

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Cities That Never Sleep (And What To Do About It)

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Sleeping Tips, New Orleans, Health and Sleep, Sleep Time, Las Vegas, Sleep Tips, Sleep, Gps-Soul, Tampa, Louisville, Tips for Sleep, Good Sleep, How to Sleep, Tips to Sleep, Austin Texas, Healthy Living News

Real Age has just published its ranking of the best and worst cities for sleep in the U.S., part of its "2012 Oldest and Youngest Cities" report.

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Huff Post's 'Cover the Conventions' Contest: Some Sample Submissions

Laura Paull | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Citizen Journalism, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, Off the BUs Cover the Conventions Contest, offthebus2012, Offthebus, 2012: Our Election, Slidepollajax, Elections 2012, Howard Fineman, Tampa, Charlotte, 2012 Elections, Off the Bus Contest, Politics News

You read the news. Or watch, or listen to it. Maybe you sometimes think: I could do that!

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How To Pick Off Delegates: A Reader's Guide To Republican Combat

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Delegates, Unbound Delegates, Video, Contested Convention, 2012 Election, Ron Paul, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum, Tampa, Mitt Romney, National Republican Convention, Republican Presidential Primary, Courted Delegates, Newt Gingrich, Republican Convention, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Ron Paul campaign says it is "courting delegates" in Iowa and other states, trying to win over as many as possible to support their ...

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WATCH: Lifesaving Surgeon Handed Citizenship By Immigration Officer Patient

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Florida News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tampa, Lifesaving Neurosurgeon Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship, Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, Citizenship Ceremony, Melissa Wingerd, Video, Miami News

TAMPA, Fla. — An otherwise routine citizenship ceremony was extra special Wednesday for a Florida immigration officer who presented a naturaliza...

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Which Cities Steal The Most Stuff From Hotels?

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Boston, Houston, Stealing From Hotels, Chicago, Hotel Survey, Miami News, Tampa, Washington D.C., Slidepollajax, Miami, Hotel Theft, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York City, Living Social, Denver, Miami News

We know, we know: that hotel robe is just soooo soft and comfy. And according to a new survey, many of you just shove it in your luggage and make a br...

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Crappy Weather (South Florida Style)

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Rain, Miami, Hurricanes, Florida, The South, Tampa, Weather, South Florida, Sunshine, Miami News

It rained all day today. This is what we in South Florida refer to as "crappy weather." Granted, my version of crappy weather is not your version o...

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Help This Man With Cerebral Palsy Continue To Feed The Hungry

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Video, Meals on Wheels, Cerebral Palsy, Disabled Volunteers, Volunteers, Tampa, Florida, Meals on Wheels Volunteers, Norma Crocker, Scotty Crocker, Impact News

Scotty Crocker loves volunteering with Meals on Wheels and doesn't let his cerebral palsy stand in his way. But the uneven concrete and tree roots in ...

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PHOTOS: Manatees Cuddle Up To Power Plant To Endure Frosty Night

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Apollo Beach, Crop, Cold, Video, Freezing, Florida News, Water, Miami News, Tampa, Manatees, Winter, Power Plant, Florida Farmers, Miami News

SEFFNER, Fla. — As the sun rose on a chilly central Florida morning Wednesday, strawberry farmers ran sprinklers in hopes of insulating the tend...

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New Year's Eve Celebratory Gunfire Critically Injures Boy Miles Away

AP | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Gunfire, Bullet, Florida News, New Year's Eve, Celebratory, Critically Injured, Tampa, Miami News

RUSKIN, Fla. — Authorities say they believe celebratory New Year's gunfire falling from the sky critically injured a 12-year-old Tampa Bay-area ...

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Injured Man Allegedly Steals Ambulance To Drive To The Hospital

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Video, St. Petersburg Times, Hubert Lee Credit, Tampa, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Mug Shot, Injured Man Steals Ambulance, Weird Florida, Weird News News

It was an emergency. That excuse might sometimes get you out of a speeding ticket, but Hubert Lee Credit couldn't justify allegedly stealing an am...

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The Largest Epiphany Event In The Western Hemisphere

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Epiphany Festival, Florida News, Travel, Tarpon Springs, Tampa, Greek Orthodox, Miami News

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — In a spectacle repeated every Jan. 6 for more than a century, dozens of teenage boys set out from the stately Greek Ortho...

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Baby Injured When Florida Mom Tries To Run Over Man

AP | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Car Seat, Run Over, Tampa, Baby Injured by Mom, Baby Injured, Weird Florida, No Car Seat, Tamika Willis, Miami News

TAMPA, Fla. — Police in Florida say an 18-month-old Tampa girl was injured when her mother rammed their car in into a house while trying to run ...

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After 75 Surgeries, Vet Gets New Home Thanks To 'DWTS' Finalist

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Video, Wounded Warriors, Building Homes for Heroes, Tampa, Dancing With the Stars, Iraq, Sgt. Joel Tavera, j.r. Martinez, Purple Heart, Impact News

Sgt. Joel Tavera has lost his eyesight, right leg and suffered burns on over 60 percent of his body, but he's feeling grateful. The Iraq vet moved int...

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Rick Scott Appears Confused On Florida Geography

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Video, Tampa Bay, Rick Scott, Rick Scott Florida, St. Petersburg Times, Rick Scott Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Bay Times, Politics News

Florida Gov. Rick Scott appeared confused about the Tampa Bay region, the state's second largest metropolitan area, in an informal meeting with report...

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Herman Cain Deserves Better Than This

Christopher Ingram | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Gop, Florida, Tampa, Herman Cain, Kathy Castor, Obama, Congress, Black on Black Crime, Race, Eddie Adams, Republican, Politics News

Fellow black Republican perpetuates stereotypes of blacks I received the following Facebook posting from Eddie Adams of Tampa earlier this morning: ...

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Cruise Passenger Pleads Guilty To Dropping 18-Ton Anchor

AP | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Cruise Industry, Holland America, Rick Ehlert, Costa Maya, Ship, Tampa, Mexico, Crime Florida, Crime News

TAMPA, Fla. -- A California man has pleaded guilty to dropping an anchor on a Tampa-bound cruise ship. Federal prosecutors in Tampa said Friday that ...

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Dwight Ellick, Ex-Notre Dame Football Player Charged With Sex With Minor

New Tampa, FL Patch | Jason Bartolone Email the Author | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Rape, Dwight Ellick, Notre Dame, Warton High, Tampa, Florida, College Football, Sexual Assault, Patch, Crime News

Dwight L. Ellick, a former college football player at Notre Dame, was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old. The 28-year-old had taught at Tampa'...

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The Record Behind Teen In High School Bombing Plot

AP | MITCH STACY and TAMARA LUSH | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Tampa Schools, Tampa Florida, Juvenile Crime, School Bombings, Crime, School Crime, Tampa High School Bomb, High School Bombing, Bomb Plot, High School Crime, Tampa, High School Safety, Freedom High School, Tampa High Schools, School Safety, Video, Education News

TAMPA, Fla. — A year and a half before he was accused of plotting to bomb his high school, a shirtless and shoeless Jared Cano confronted police...

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Jared Cano, High School Bomb Plotter, Aimed For Mass Casualties

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Tampa Schools, Florida Schools, Tampa Florida, High School Bomb Plot, School Crime, Crime, Jared Cano, High School Bombing, High School Crime, Tampa, High School Safety, School Bombing, School Safety, Tampa-High-School-Bomb, Video, Education News

TAMPA, Fla. — Police were already keeping an eye on 17-year-old expelled student Jared Cano when they were tipped off that he was allegedly plan...

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Florida Mom Accused Of Killing Children Claims Insanity

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Julie Schenecker Pleads Insanity, Julie Schenecker Insanity, Insanity, Julie Schenecker, Florida Crime, Tampa, Death Penalty, Pleads Insanity, Florida, Psychotic Features, Crime News

TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida woman accused of killing her two teenage children at home will use an insanity defense. Her public defenders filed their int...

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Hospital Files $9.2 Million Claim Against Deceased Woman's Estate

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Rick Scott, Video, Coral Springs, Guardianship, Medical Malpractice, Tampa, John Kelner, Florida, Health Insurance, Health Care, South Florida, Business News

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Tampa General Hospital has filed a $9.2 million claim against the estate of a woman who died after spending five years in the ho...

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Home Prices In Major U.S. Cities Rise For First Time In Eight Months

Associated Press | Derek Kravitz | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Charlotte, Home Prices, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Washington DC, Standard & Poor's, Atlanta, City Home Prices, Seattle, Miami, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Business News

Home prices in major U.S. cities have risen for the first time in eight months, boosted by an annual flurry of spring buyers. The Standard & Poor's...

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Tough Love: Mom Makes Son Stand On Corner, Wear Sign With GPA

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcat, Ronda Holder, Tampa Bay, High School Students, Tampa, Florida, Gpa, Parenting, Weird Florida, Students, School Grades, Grades, James Mond Iii, Video, Education News

If taking away your kid's cellphone or other privileges doesn't work as punishment, a Tampa Bay, Fla. mom recommends public embarrassment. Ronda Ho...

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