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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tampa Star.com http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/cat/3951354e01311858/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 04:32:08 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:32:08 -0400 30 United States The Indiana Pacers threw open the NBA Eastern Conference finals by upsetting the Miami Heat with a 97-93 victory to level the series at 1-1.LeBron James scored 36 points for Miami but gave up a crucial turnover down the stretch that cost the Heat while Roy Hibbert top scored for the Pacers with 29 points and Paul George added 22.The Pacers took full advantage of a slow start from ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753936/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:36:01 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753936/scat/3951354e01311858 A 17-year-old with a prior arrest for stealing a gun during a home burglary was charged by Orlando police Thursday with one count of first-degree murder in the death of an apartment complex security guard. Terrance Anthony, who was already being detained on several unrelated charges, is accused of killing Allen Ray McPherson on Oct. 20. McPherson, 48, was working at the Sabal Palm Apartments as ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753769/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:44 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753769/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214754596/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:29:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214754596/scat/3951354e01311858 John Danks kept Chicago in the game by pitching into the seventh inning in his first start in more than a year. He received a standing ovation when he left the mound. Miami tied the game with a run charged to Danks in the seventh and the contest remained deadlocked until the White Sox got to reliever Ryan Webb (1-2) in the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753940/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:18 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753940/scat/3951354e01311858 Miami Heat , but could not give the Heat a win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami fell to the Indiana Pacers 97-93, ending the game on a 13-5 ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753367/scat/3951354e01311858 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:59 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214753367/scat/3951354e01311858 Roy Hibbert shoots the ball as Miami Heat center Chris Bosh defends during the first half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series. (AP Photo/Lynne ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752453/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:53 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752453/scat/3951354e01311858 As boating season kicks off, the Coast Guard is encouraging people to stay safe. Officer Jorge Pino of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joe Abeyta give their ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752553/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:08:50 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752553/scat/3951354e01311858 Wake Forest on Raycom? Can't say I really blame ESPN for sticking this game in the undesirable noon slot. Miami is, after all, the home team and this is the ACC's TV game. Quite frankly, both UM and the ACC haven't been relevant on a national level for years. It also doesn't help that the Gators, even though they won 11 games last season, aren't the sexiest of teams and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752454/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:25 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214752454/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE | Florida has a new fiscal game plan to keep its spring training lineup of baseball teams from jumping to the Cactus League in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:32 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/3951354e01311858 Ronde Barber's record-breaking 200th consecutive start to open the 2012 NFL season was one of the moments recognized during the Tampa Bay Sports Commission's annual Sneaker Soiree ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/3951354e01311858 A teenage student was shot in the leg at a middle school south of Miami Friday afternoon, sending the campus into lockdown. Miami-Dade Police said investigators were questioning a classmate who allegedly brought the firearm inside a backpack to Redland Middle School in Homestead. Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesman John Schuster told NBC6 ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751789/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:48 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751789/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled egg. Caylinn Young, 25, of Oklahoma felt isolated in her experience until she read recently about a Lutz woman named Remee Lee, 26, who miscarried in March, reportedly under similar ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751960/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751960/scat/3951354e01311858 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, will serve ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751156/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:30 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751156/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school.Judge William Wright, who is based in Jackson County, ruled Friday against the request made by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.Bondi's office filed the petition in March. There is believed to be unmarked graves on the school site. Wright in his ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750753/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:29 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750753/scat/3951354e01311858 the place for Memorial Day weekend revelers, with hot acts, sold-out hotels and can’t-miss parties that cater to African-American crowds.Just two years ago, hotel occupancy averaged more than 85 percent over the weekend with daily rates about $260 — far higher than the month’s average of 74.4 percent occupancy at $195 a night and the holiday weekend’s highest numbers in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751056/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:27 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751056/scat/3951354e01311858 Williams Elementary fourth-grader Dejayauna Johnson, 11, challenges Lincoln Middle School eighth-grader Davis Washburn, 14, to a game of chess Friday. Washburn was playing three other students at the same time, and every time he came back to Johnson's board the pieces were in different places so he accused her of cheating. Johnson told him to bring it on, and Washburn replied, "Now I am ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751263/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:37 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751263/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- The paralegal at the center of scandalous allegations of a DUI setup talked to prosecutors behind closed doors Thursday. But the attorney for Melissa Personius contends there was no plot by the paralegal's bosses to get C. Philip Campbell, their opposing counsel, arrested on a DUI charge in the middle of a heated trial. "It wasn't like, 'Get this guy drunk, get him ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751229/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:45 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214751229/scat/3951354e01311858 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, clinching an appearance in Sunday's ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750391/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750391/scat/3951354e01311858 American Medical Response just broke a world record on teaching chest compression-only CPR to keep people alive. All with a little rhythm and some help from the BeeGees. NBC 6's David Jeannot ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750275/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:45:51 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750275/scat/3951354e01311858 He's the man behind the camera in the nationwide Rover to the Rescue Tour. And he wants to photograph your dog to help raise money for pet rescues and shelters. Andrew Grant will be at the Humane Society ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750210/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750210/scat/3951354e01311858 Sam Bryant earned the rank of Eagle Scout 21/2 years ago, piling up merit badges, holding leadership positions in Tampa Palms Troop 180 and -- for his big project -- putting on a dog adoption fair. "Scouting has made me a better person,'' the Freedom High School junior said Friday. "I gain knowledge of a bunch stuff I don't get anywhere else.'' As for recent ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750365/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750365/scat/3951354e01311858 Bringing your family pet to the backyard barbecue? You may want to check out these tips on keeping your pet safe this holiday weekend, compliments ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750211/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:06 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750211/scat/3951354e01311858 pain management clinic where he worked and seized his patient and business records.Two years later, Dr. John Bennett hasn't been charged with any crime — though federal prosecutors hinted he may be — but he has taken a very unusual and aggressive step to fight back.Bennett, 63, filed a civil action to try to force authorities to return his property and tip their hand about ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750212/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:05 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214750212/scat/3951354e01311858 South American hospitality company Atton Hotels will open a location in Miami two years from now.The expansion was announced Friday by Gov. Rick Scott, who recently returned from a trade trip to Santiago, Chile.Atton Hotels, founded in 2000, has three hotels in Chile and one in Peru. The Brickell Avenue property will have 270 rooms; an exact address was not available Friday. Scott’s ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748866/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:18 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748866/scat/3951354e01311858 Can a television competition show tell the story of diving?Briadam Herrera, 17, laughs at the question as he stands on the sun-baked pool deck at the University of Miami in Coral ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:17 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/3951354e01311858 Miami Gardens’ new city hall is expected to be completed sometime later this year, and with construction under way, the city ran into a minor hiccup in the building of a road near the construction site.Local business Tires On The Go uses Northwest 185th Terrace as an access point — that’s a road the city is reconstructing.According to Miami Gardens City Manager Danny Crew, the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748766/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:16 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748766/scat/3951354e01311858 HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school.A Miami-Dade Schools Police Department spokesman says the shooting occurred Friday afternoon at Redland Middle School in Homestead. Initial reports indicate that an 11-year-old boy brought a gun to school in his backpack, and the gun accidentally discharged inside the bag.The wounded boy was airlifted to Miami ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749222/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749222/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA, Fla. - It started with wings, lots of broken off wings. After awhile, Michael Haddock broke down and called an exterminator. That's when he learned, inside the floor of his newly-rented south Tampa home, there are termites. "It was a nice little Saturday morning surprise that we had," Haddock said. Haddock will soon have to get his home tented, which is a sight pest control ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749276/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:41 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749276/scat/3951354e01311858 One suspect was shot and two others were in custody following a home invasion in Miramar early Friday, police said. NBC 6's Sharon Lawson ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749225/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749225/scat/3951354e01311858 nnA Florida man who participated in a recent python hunt in the Everglades wound up taking home the gold when he discovered an antique, gem-studded amulet which, is estimated to be from sometime between the 17th to 19th ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749350/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:45 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749350/scat/3951354e01311858 Mark David Molinksi faces charges after he held up a metal cane and pointed it like a gun, saying "Boom!" to a deputy and a Riviera Beach police officer, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department arrest ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749166/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:21 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749166/scat/3951354e01311858 A school volunteer at Just Elementary became $10,000 richer Friday, thanks to a simple mantra: Just Love. Lynnette Henry is the 2013 winner of We Deliver, a reward for her extra efforts to help students, colleagues and the community. She was the counselor at Just Elementary Elementary when she started a program called Just Love, which is a partnership with Idlewild Baptist Church. The school ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749293/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:19 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749293/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Hank Tippins could barely get the words out between sobs that racked his body so hard he hunched over and gasped for air. "I'm so sorry for what I did to your mom and your family," he said haltingly. "I'm so sorry. I should have never been drinking that night. I should have never gotten in the car to drive." Tippins, a 29-year-old engineer with a wife and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749294/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:19 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749294/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE— Fearing that liquor and convenience stores are a breeding ground for crime in the heart of the city's northwest community, officials may permanently ban new ones from opening in the area.The city and local businesses are concerned the stores could also inhibit redevelopment efforts along the Sistrunk Boulevard corridor, which recently underwent $15 million in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749170/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:18 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749170/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- As Mayor Bill Foster works to close a $4 million budget gap this year and find money for employee raises next year, a generous police perk the mayor approved after taking office is coming under scrutiny. Nearly 80 percent the city's police officers are assigned a take-home car that they can drive to and from work and gas up for free at city pumps -- courtesy of taxpayers. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749299/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:17 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749299/scat/3951354e01311858 Rachel Swyear hugs a volunteer who helped her salvage belongings from her tornado-devastated home in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado killed 24 people, injured more than 375 people and damaged 1,200 ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749172/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749172/scat/3951354e01311858 A female Florida high school senior accused of having sex with her underage girlfriend has rejected a plea agreement, attorneys said. Kaitlyn Hunt, who is 18 and attends Sebastian River High School in Sebastian, Fla., is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years old. If convicted, she could be sentenced to 15 years in prison and registered as a sex ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749351/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:07 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214749351/scat/3951354e01311858 Northwestern head diving coach Alik Sarkisian has been named the head coach and team leader for USA Diving at the 2013 World University Games July 6-17 in Kazan, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748778/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:25:25 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748778/scat/3951354e01311858 A rededication ceremony was held Friday, May 10, for the Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami. Brucie Ball, who had been the assistant superintendent of the Office of Special Education and Psychological Services, passed away in 2008. The former Merrick Educational Center was renamed at a School Board meeting on March 13 in recognition of Ball’s efforts in special ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748069/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:33 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748069/scat/3951354e01311858 Dozens of people turned out to run in the fourth annual 5K for Foster Care at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center in Miami Gardens on Saturday, May 18. The run benefited the Center for Family and Child Enrichment Services, a resource provider for foster parents, adoptive parents and children in need of ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748070/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748070/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida’s top two youth volunteers are Alexis Lehrman, 15, of Design and Architecture Senior High School in Miami and Joshua Williams, 12, of Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove.Prudential Financial Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, sponsors The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The nationwide program honors two young people from ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748230/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748230/scat/3951354e01311858 Boxes of medical records for more than 1,400 patients of Jackson Health System have been missing since January, the hospital system reported Friday, after mailing letters to affected patients informing them of the privacy breach and offering free credit protection services — even though Jackson administrators say Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and financial statements were not ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747809/scat/3951354e01311858 ATLANTA -- The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly solar power, into its traditional business model, CEO Thomas Fanning said this week.The southeast utility has assembled a brainstorming team tasked with considering how renewable energy technology might be used in coming years if its costs continue falling and solar panels become ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748345/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:31 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748345/scat/3951354e01311858 An Austrian lumber company plans to build a $130 million sawmill near Live Oak employing 350 people, a project touted as a shot in the arm to the local economy while also raising concerns about its effects on the timber supply and competing sawmills as well as its cost to ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748347/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:35 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748347/scat/3951354e01311858 A community group has renewed its call for the city of Gainesville to officially end Gainesville Regional Utilities' use of coal mined through blasting and shearing off ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748346/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:34 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748346/scat/3951354e01311858 Ace Hood Celebrity Mansion Birthday Party Memorial WeekendNyc Compton | XO Management | Reem Team | Platinum Kids | City Elite Group4:00 PM to 11:00 PMVilla 221221 NE 17th St Miami, FL 33132 Welcome to MiamiBryant McKinnie & Friends1pm-9pmDJ EnticeMaxine Lounge/Bamboo PoolCatalina Beach Club & Resort1732 Collins Ave Miami ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748348/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748348/scat/3951354e01311858 Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are Department of Economic Opportunity staff members trained to decide cases in which an employee or employer challenges a decision to withhold or award unemployment benefits. A bill passed in this ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747719/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:50 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747719/scat/3951354e01311858 Loniee Hughes, 35, of South Daytona, is facing charges after she allegedly agreed to open up fraudulent lines of credit at stores in Boca Raton in exchange for cash, according to Boca Raton ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748165/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:10 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748165/scat/3951354e01311858 BOCA RATON— — Help is on the way for the shelter dogs of Oklahoma City. The Tri-County Humane Society is sending a team of six people to pick up dozens of dogs and bring them back to South Florida for adoption. The crew leaves Saturday and is expected back late Wednesday with as many as 100 dogs. "We will need homes for all these animals," said Amanda Chussler, assistant ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748166/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:10 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748166/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Gary Morch remembers the knock on the door. He scrambled to the kitchen counter and hid the spoon, syringe and pills in a drawer. His toddler son, Adison, played in a bedroom. Morch opened the door. Child protective investigators walked ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748296/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:08 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748296/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Mayor Bill Foster plans to meet Tuesday with black leaders about rising tension between the African American community and the city's police officers. Black leaders said they are concerned about shootings in March and April in which officers shot into moving cars, which the department forbids unless there is a threat from someone with a gun. Both incidents are under ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748295/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:07 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748295/scat/3951354e01311858 May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Alix Steel, Adam Johnson and Julie Hyman report on todays ten most important stocks including The Gap, Sears and Procter and Gamble. (Source: Bloomberg) Stock prices for most of the largest publicly traded companies in the Tampa area gained ground in advance of the Memorial Day weekend. Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) posted the biggest jump, one day after pricing a ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747755/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:16 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747755/scat/3951354e01311858 US-based Apple Mac line would include components from Florida, according to company CEO Tim Cook Florida got a bite of good news from Apple during Tim Cooks recent Senate hearing testimony on taxes, with the CEO announcing Florida would take part in a U.S.-based Mac line. He wasnt specific about where in Florida, but Cook did say Texas would be home base for assembling the Mac line. Illinois and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:46 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214748349/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford says he has serious concerns about a unique deal involving the state's largest property insurer.Weatherford on Friday questioned an arrangement where Heritage Property Insurance and Casualty will receive $52 million to absorb 60,000 policies now held by Citizens Property Insurance Corp.The deal was narrowly approved by the Citizens ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747257/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:47 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747257/scat/3951354e01311858 CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area man will spend the rest of his life in prison for raping an elderly woman, who died a short time later.A Pinellas County jury found 49-year-old Virgil DeBose guilty Friday of felony murder, sexual battery and burglary. A life sentence was the judge's only option.Prosecutors say DeBose attacked 78-year-old Audrey Mulligan in her Paradise Shores condo in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747087/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:43 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747087/scat/3951354e01311858 A new scholarship program at the UF Levin College of Law has been created to support law school graduates who want a career championing the environment and helping draft public policy to protect the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747258/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:52 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747258/scat/3951354e01311858 charged with a felony for having a sexual relationship with her younger girlfriend, has rejected a plea deal that would have included two years of house arrest and having to register as a sex offender. A statement released by her lawyers argued that she is being selectively prosecuted for having been in a same-sex relationship when she turned ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747259/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:08 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747259/scat/3951354e01311858 The new National Elephant Center is taking shape in a former Florida orange grove where it now houses four African elephants. WPTV's Jon Shainman ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214746942/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214746942/scat/3951354e01311858 Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million. A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale closed Friday. Rodriguez bought the 54,000-square-foot piece of waterfront land for $7.4 million in 2010. Using his own construction company, Newport Property Construction, he spent another $7.6 million building a nearly-20,000-square-foot mansion. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214746944/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:28 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214746944/scat/3951354e01311858 A dozen students were hospitalized after a school bus collided with a car in Opa-locka Monday morning, officials said. The accident happened in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and Langley Road when the bus was rear-ended by the car, the Miami-Dade Fire Department ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747091/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:50 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747091/scat/3951354e01311858 By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. | Fri May 24, 2013 3:40pm EDT ORLANDO, Fla. May 24 (Reuters) - SeaWorld Orlando opened its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" on Friday, a new attraction that will be coated with 10 tons of fresh snow each day. To recreate a cold, dry climate suitable for penguins in hot, humid Florida, designers used airtight doors, humidifiers and air ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747171/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:43 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214747171/scat/3951354e01311858 for $883 million (583 million pounds), part of a plan to sell assets to boost solvency.Bankia, bailed out by Europe last year in Spain's biggest bank rescue, said the sale would book 180 million euros (153.9 million pounds) of net capital gains and generate 30 basis points of core capital, a measure of resilience to economic downturn.Bankia must sell assets and close branches under the terms ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745963/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:22 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745963/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.Scott made the warning in a letter sent out Friday to the heads of the boards that oversee the state's 12 public universities. He urged university boards to join him in a "worthy battle" to keep tuition rates flat."I want to be clear on this: we ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745798/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:37 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745798/scat/3951354e01311858 WASHINGTON -- Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.The injections ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745184/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:31 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745184/scat/3951354e01311858 In this Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, Metcalfe Elementary School third-graders Majisti McCloud, left, and Armonie Jones use a dictionary. Alachua County third-graders showed improvement in FCAT scores this school year compared to last year's ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745964/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745964/scat/3951354e01311858 The Alachua County Health Department is searching for a man who Tuesday morning helped assist an injured fox that later was found to be infected with rabies, according to a news release from the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745965/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:48 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745965/scat/3951354e01311858 Memorial Weekend 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail Tel: 305-400-7000 Jungle Island is now the home for 1,100 tropical birds, 2,000 varieties of plants and flowers, and the best trained bird show in the world. It is a place where exotic birds "fly free" every ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745966/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745966/scat/3951354e01311858 Governor Rick Scott made an announcement on May 24 that South American hotel group Atton Hotel's first U.S. property will open in Miami in 2015. The 270-room hotel, which will be built in the Brickell Avenue area of downtown Miami, will result in 170 new direct jobs and $55 million in capital investment. Scott met with company officials over the past week during the Enterprise Florida trade ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745967/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:13 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745967/scat/3951354e01311858 Richie Moretti, founder of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla., examines "Charley," the loggerhead sea turtle, before releasing it about 25 miles off the Florida Keys Friday, May 24, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745803/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:30 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745803/scat/3951354e01311858 A Miami plastic surgeon, Dr. Orlando Llorente, 41, is facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges after he held his ex-girlfriend captive and beat her for several hours over a Facebook message, authorities said Wednesday. NBC 6's Willard Shepard ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745802/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:29 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745802/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida International University coastal research professor Steve Leatherman - AKA Dr. Beach - released his annual list Friday with Florida well ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745804/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:28 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745804/scat/3951354e01311858 Slugger Alex Rodriguez's $30 million mansion sale sets record on Miami Beach. Two local residential brokerages are now confirming the $30 million sale of Alex Rodriguezs mansion in Miami Beach. Mayi de la Vega, CEO, founder and estate agent at ONE Sothebys International Realty, and Arlene Susy Dunand represented A-Rod in the sale to a Palm Beach buyer. "The demand for trophy homes ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745637/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:59 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745637/scat/3951354e01311858 Boca Raton police on Friday.The brazen afternoon heist on Dec. 2 began when two men pretending to be customers walked into the T-Mobile store at 2301 West Glades Rd., police ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745748/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:59 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745748/scat/3951354e01311858 Grab the sunblock and beach towels. Forecasters are predicting gorgeous weather for Memorial Day weekend in Tampa Bay. Temperatures in the mid to high 80s will combine with a breeze and low humidity through Monday, said Mike Clay, chief meteorologist for Bay News 9. The conditions may verge on ideal, especially nice even for the gulf coast in the weeks before summer. "Usually there's ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745915/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745915/scat/3951354e01311858 iPod , police said. Michael Solano, 62, is facing more than a dozen counts of the charge of engaging a child in a sexual performance along with child pornography and drug charges. He's being held without bond ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745152/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745152/scat/3951354e01311858 Quirky geektastic food show host Alton Brown is shown on a promotional video on his website ordering ponchos and air cannons for his upcoming tour -- one that's bringing him to Tampa -- for some "bizarre and potentially messy experiments." The Iron Chef host and Peabody Award-winning television personality is taking his brand of quirky humor and culinary science on the road with ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745913/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745913/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Detectives arrested a man this week in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy last year, police said Friday. On May 25, 2012, Javaurian Saffold was alone with his girlfriend's son in their apartment at 5502 N 43rd St. When his girlfriend returned, the toddler was "lifeless and breathing shallow," Tampa police said. Saffold told his girlfriend the boy fell and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745916/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:54 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745916/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE — It's a traffic enforcement technique that's a half-century old, but until you're nabbed by a "bear in the air," you may never know it ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745969/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:51 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745969/scat/3951354e01311858 Bishop John Noonan of Orlando's Catholic diocese is set to ordain four men to the order of priesthood on Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. The men will be ordained at St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando. The four men, who have each been preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Orders for nine years, are Deacons Ivan Olmo, Benjamin Lehnertz, Dominic Buckley and George Nursey, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745970/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:48 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745970/scat/3951354e01311858 Seven migrants, whose boat from Cuba was intercepted May 18 by the U.S. Coast Guard, were returned to Cuba, the Coast Guard said. Their boat was taking on water near Card Sound Bridge, which connects the Florida Keys to the mainland, when it was rescued. The migrants were removed from the boat and given food, water, shelter and medical attention, The Miami Herald reported. Under U.S. law, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:17 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745371/scat/3951354e01311858 A. Brown , assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Conn., said the major difference between Clinton and Biden "is that she runs much better among independent voters, although Sen. Rand Paul runs better among that key group than either Democrat" in polling on the 2016 presidential race. Matched against Rubio, Clinton would get 48 percent of the vote ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745480/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745480/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745635/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:23 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745635/scat/3951354e01311858 What constitutes entrepreneurial mindset? Researchers at Eckerd College may have solved the puzzle. Tired of the many anecdotes and existing studies on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset, Director of Coaching at the Leadership Development Institute, Jennifer Hall, and colleagues Mark Davis and Pam Meyer created The Entrepreneurship Dimensions Profile to gain a definitive understanding of the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745919/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:47:21 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745919/scat/3951354e01311858 The University of South Florida College Of Nursing has received $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for a clinical trial involving cancer symptom management. The project involves testing a brief intervention known as COPE, which aims to teach cancer patients management skills for improving symptoms they identify as the highest priority, according to a written ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745280/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:45 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745280/scat/3951354e01311858 Charles B. Jimerson is a partner at Jimerson & Cobb PA in Jacksonville. With nominations for the Social Madness challenge closed, and the competition actually starting in a month, we are offering up a quick introduction to some of the competitors this year. Next up is Jimerson and Cobb P.A. Heather Walsh offers insight. Number of ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745158/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:26 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745158/scat/3951354e01311858 MARATHON, Fla. -- A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle treated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been returned to the wild.Charley was placed gently amid Sargassum seaweed some 25 miles off Marathon Friday morning. The reptile had been rescued 17 days earlier by a fisherman who saw it floating about 22 miles off the Middle Keys.Charley was nurtured from a hatchling as part of a sea ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744665/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:47 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744665/scat/3951354e01311858 Jax Chamber consultant Anna Valent, CEO Daniel Davis, and Vince McCormack, president of Perdue Inc. on a hard hat tour of the chamber's new building. The structure is undergoing a $3.5 million rennovation, scheduled for completion in July. Billed as Downtowns new front door, the remodeled Jax Chamber building will be more visible, more accessible and will use modern technology to better tell ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745971/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214745971/scat/3951354e01311858 The witness, Peter Farley, noticed a flash go off and confronted Deherrera about taking the picture, so Deherrera began to delete the photos. Farley told staff about the incident and followed Deherrara out of the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744536/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:10 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744536/scat/3951354e01311858 A Davie man is facing several child pornography charges after he solicited a 14-year-old girl to send him naked photographs of her in exchange for an Apple iPod, police said ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744537/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:09 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744537/scat/3951354e01311858 In the near future, hunting around for a parking space will be so passe. Just a quick check of a smart phone application will tell you in real-time where there are available parking spaces, how much it costs to park there and what the time limits are. On top of that, a map can guide you back to your vehicle just in case you forgot where you parked. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744485/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:38 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744485/scat/3951354e01311858 Boynton Beach , joined the agency in 2000 and worked as a detention deputy. Mrs. Ruback did not want to be remembered for succumbing to disease: "She told me, 'Don't let anyone say I lost my battle with cancer. Tell them I won my battle to be with the Lord,'" Lt. Col. Kim Spadaro said. Mrs. Ruback was diagnosed ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744486/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:31 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744486/scat/3951354e01311858 U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744388/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:42 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744388/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Florida's new texting while driving ban will become official on Tuesday at Gov. Rick Scott's bill signing ceremony in Miami. Gov. Scott will sign SB 52, legislation to ban texting while driving at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami on Monday ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744390/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:05 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214744390/scat/3951354e01311858 Tyler Smith, business development vice president at Certified Boom Repair Services, talks about what his firm does and how busy it is. Florida politicians and economic development officials love to describe construction cranes as the state bird. Its nearly impossible to build structures of any size without one, so business activity in this heavy equipment sector tends to reflect the pace of ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743769/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:07 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743769/scat/3951354e01311858 A Hialeah gas station has been rebranded as an Orion station after its $2.52 million purchase. NAI Miami negotiated the sale of the former Citgo gas station at 2390 W. 76th St. Javier A. Rodriguez represented the seller, Nelana Corp. The buyer was Orion Hialeah, which lists Miguel Shihadeh as a manager. The property includes a 7,389-square-foot convenience store and is situated on a ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743797/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:40 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743797/scat/3951354e01311858 While JPMorgan Chase Bank is continuing its Florida branch building boom with four more local locations, BankUnited has its eyes set on a new New York City branch. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPB) filed plans with regulators for branches at 4501 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, Miller Drive and Southwest 93rd Court in Miami, Saddle Club Road and Indian Trace in Weston, and 7900 Griffin Road in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743752/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743752/scat/3951354e01311858 Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of Florida's third grade students are performing at a satisfactory level in math and reading on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. There was a 1 percent increase in reading scores and no improvement in ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743597/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:57 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743597/scat/3951354e01311858 The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742679/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742679/scat/3951354e01311858 Sales of new single-family homes nationwide rose 2.3 percent to 454,000 from March to April, a government report Thursday indicated, bolstering positive trends in a Florida Realtors study that showed more sales of existing homes and rising prices last ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743271/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:54 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743271/scat/3951354e01311858 The FDIC contended Robert Messick had a conflict of interest because he also represented the developer and another lender, according to court records. A Tampa federal jury decided prominent Sarasota law firm Icard Merrill and Robert Messick, shareholder and senior partner, committed professional malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty in a real estate deal involving failed First Priority ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743836/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:20 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743836/scat/3951354e01311858 The man said he found a black bag in front of his house on the 23000 block of Midway Boulevard Wednesday morning, said a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office news release. When he looked in the bag, he found a small Sentry safe containing two plastic bags with what appeared to be ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743107/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:56 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743107/scat/3951354e01311858 Police found Noreen Freeman, 57, in the parking lot of Baker Elementary School Tuesday after receiving a call about a reckless driver, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrest ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743106/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743106/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- This morning Lyndsey Staub put on a little bit of makeup before she left for Dixie Hollins High School. Once there, she hugged-hello her teachers. She ate breakfast with the senior class. But Lyndsey had come on official business. She needed to pick up her cap and gown. Lyndsey, who has struggled to finish high school while fighting cancer, finished up her final credits this ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743203/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:20 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743203/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Even as one of Florida's most famous icons closes Friday, some fish in Tampa Bay won't get a reprieve until later this summer. The city will continue to allow people to fish from the Pier approach until later this summer. "The access will be opened back up to fisherman probably within one or two weeks," said David Metz, St. Petersburg's downtown ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743200/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:20 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743200/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. PETERSBURG -- Carolyn Fries, one of the three candidates seeking the District 4 City Council seat, said the Redistricting Commission should not be allowed to alter district boundaries in an election year. She declared that Friday after the Tampa Bay Times found Thursday that her two opponents, Dr. David McKalip and Darden Rice, don't currently live in the district. "I think the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743204/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:18 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743204/scat/3951354e01311858 A 25-year-old man is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl and covering up the assault by telling the child's mother that incriminating blood she saw on a bed and on her daughter's clothes came from an injured pet cat, according to a Sunrise police report. Luis Fernando Cardona Jr., of Sunrise, was arrested Thursday and charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12. He is being held ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743042/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:16 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743042/scat/3951354e01311858 She started an online petition against the practice last school year when her son, then a freshman at Lake Worth High, refused to dissect a cat as part of the school's medical program. So far, more than 5,000 have joined her ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743108/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:57 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214743108/scat/3951354e01311858 A Miami-based home developer purchased 67 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade County for $14.51 million. Fortune Land Development, managed by Elvis Rodriguez in Miami, sold the property to Venetian by Luxcom, which is managed by Oscar Barbara. The property is on the west side of Southwest 157th Ave. (Newton Road) at Southwest 176th Street in the Richmond West area. It is within the Venetian Parc ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742352/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:13 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742352/scat/3951354e01311858 Pharmacist Samuel Wahba faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Pharmacist Samuel Wahba has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, lying to a federal agency, making false claims to a federal health care program and concealing his exclusion from all federal health care programs. In 2001, he was convicted of violating the state racketeering law, Medicaid fraud and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742455/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:10 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742455/scat/3951354e01311858 Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty Friday in Miami federal court to charges that he defrauded the U.S. government by failing to report potentially millions of dollars in income on tax returns, including receiving cash payments on high-interest loans he made to a convicted Ponzi schemer.About 30 supporters of the former mayor showed up in court to lend their support, and Robaina ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741229/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741229/scat/3951354e01311858 Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but they’re headed in the right direction.In March, 13.25 percent of the outstanding mortgages in the Miami, Miami Beach and Kendall area were in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to CoreLogic. That was down from 17.51 percent a year earlier. But it was dramatically higher than the national foreclosure rate of ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740970/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740970/scat/3951354e01311858 Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college “due to problems with the municipal water supply.”Classes at other campuses and at the Carrie P. Meek Center are open. North Campus classes will resume Tuesday, after the holiday, administrators ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740334/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740334/scat/3951354e01311858 FILE - This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo shows the Cape Florida lighthouse at sunset at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Cape Florida State Park is number seven on the 2013 list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741231/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741231/scat/3951354e01311858 GAINESVILE, Fla. -- Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.Personal finance guru Suze Orman will give advice on debt and money management during her commencement speech on Saturday.Orman, who lives in Boca Raton, also has a personal reason for speaking: Her niece is one of the 87 students ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740043/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740043/scat/3951354e01311858 MARATHON, Fla. -- Monroe County Sheriff's officials say 70-year-old James Gogan was found floating in the water near a boat he had been working on.Gogan's girlfriend told deputies she and a neighbor found him in the water Thursday afternoon.Deputies say Gogan had been working on the boat near his home in Marathon earlier Thursday. According to Gogan's girlfriend, he had some ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740335/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:54 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214740335/scat/3951354e01311858 switch from right tackle to left tackle in his second season with the Miami Dolphins. Martin is as level headed as they come, especially for a football player making his living in the trenches. Much of that trait can be attributed to his being the son of two Harvard graduates - who found the fortitude to bypass the Ivy League school in favor of Stanford University. So as the questions continued ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741111/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:46 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741111/scat/3951354e01311858 Jorge Naranjo, a highly-respected executive with over 20 years of experience in entertainment, sports and marketing, has joined Sun Life Stadium as Senior Director of Events and Sales. In his new role, Naranjo will report to Senior Vice President, Todd Boyan, and will be responsible for producing festivals, concerts, trade shows and other special events at Sun Life Stadium. "Jorge Naranjo is ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741112/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:45 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741112/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida Bank and the Treasury earlier agreed to wind down the banks nearly three-year-old involvement in the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Florida Bank Group Inc. is a step closer to repaying its TARP investment from the U.S. Treasury. The banking company has received commitments for more than the minimum amount of capital it targeted in a private placement offering sent to investors last month, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742250/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:22 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214742250/scat/3951354e01311858 Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741422/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:47 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741422/scat/3951354e01311858 More than 80 local Girl Scouts visited One Buccaneer Place last week to get an up-close look at the careers available in sports, with Buccaneer women professionals gladly sharing their own experiences and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741416/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:47 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741416/scat/3951354e01311858 Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty to tax fraud charges during a formal arraignment Friday morning. He spoke with reporters following the brief ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741236/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:28:02 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741236/scat/3951354e01311858 Every hurricane season is different, yet history shows some interesting trends. For example, an analysis of storms over the past 100 years shows Florida was hit most frequently (21 times) by Category 1 systems. Next most likely to hit: Category 3's (18); 2's (17);4's (6) and then 5's (2). Major hurricanes have ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741113/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:27 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741113/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- A 66-year-old man was arrested Thursday after authorities discovered he had crammed dozens of cats into three carriers, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. While conducting a court-ordered eviction to James Hopkins at 10706 N Annette Ave., authorities found one kitten, its eyes "matted close due to severe infection resulting from upper respiratory infection," ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741421/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:24 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741421/scat/3951354e01311858 SeaWorld Orlando Parks President Terry Prather chats on the theme park's latest addition Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. (Megan Anderson and Richard Bilbao/Orlando Business Journal) SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin opened to guests on May 24. Its official, folks. Strap on your fur boots and grab a coat because SeaWorld Orlandos Antarctica is open for business. The ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741369/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:49 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214741369/scat/3951354e01311858 Arsenal expires at the end of the month."He hasn't played much for lately. Why? You would have to ask him that question," their coach Luciano Spalletti said in reference to the former Russia captain, who joined Arsenal from Zenit for 15m in early 2009.Arshavin, who turns 32 next week, rejoined Zenit on a three-month loan from Arsenal in February last year after but failed to ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739664/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:28 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739664/scat/3951354e01311858 Two Gainesville men were arrested in connection with a home burglary in which several weapons and pieces of jewelry were taken, according to arrest ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739693/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:53 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739693/scat/3951354e01311858 Continuing a Buccaneer tradition, the team's rookies visited St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa on Wednesday to raise the spirits of pediatric patients and kick off a series of charitable ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739663/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:47:26 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739663/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer. Dan Gelber, a former state senator and potential future statewide candidate, wrote a letter Friday to Scott saying that the deal "smells." Heritage Property Insurance and Casualty Insurance is getting $52 million as part of an agreement to absorb ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739694/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:57 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739694/scat/3951354e01311858 A weak cold front will pass through South Florida on Saturday bringing lower humidity to carry us through Monday. Along with the comfortable air mass will come slightly below-average ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739624/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:30 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739624/scat/3951354e01311858 Miramar residence where two people were inside, authorities said.The incident was reported to police shortly after 4:30 a.m. at a home along the 4300 block of Southwest ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739602/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:48 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739602/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Students at Miami-Dade College's North Campus will have a little extra vacation over the Memorial Day weekend after all classes and activities were cancelled Friday at the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739553/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:45 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214739553/scat/3951354e01311858 Melbourne police spokesman Sheridan Shelley says the car drove through a railroad crossing arm and ran into the side of the northbound train about 3:40 a.m. ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214738813/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:26 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214738813/scat/3951354e01311858 Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin previewA gentoo penguin pops up while swimming in the new habitat during the media preview of the 'Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins' attraction, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214738785/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214738785/scat/3951354e01311858 The weekend weather is looking ideal for the beach, a float down an area river or a plunge in a spring, with blue skies and warm ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737987/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:30 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737987/scat/3951354e01311858 Mount Pavlof, Alaska -- Alaska's Pavlof Volcano started erupting on May 13th and the ash cloud can be seen from the International Space Station. CNN -I-reporter Chris Owens, who's a pilot, flew within about a half-mile of the volcano and captured the plume on video. The outdoor TV program producer says he was scouting a location at the time. NASA says Pavlof's ash cloud went ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737982/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:33 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737982/scat/3951354e01311858 Feel like a twit instead of a Twitter expert? Youre not alone. Businesses are having a difficult time cracking the code to successful marketing via Twitter. However, executive education and conference company Global Strategic Management Institute tackled the topic in its Social Media Strategies Summit Blog. The blog recently offered the Top 10 Twitter Marketing Tips to Remember. Check them out, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737451/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:54:18 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737451/scat/3951354e01311858 Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Proceeds from the specialty brew will be given to military families. (Joe Mahoney/Associated ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737520/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:52 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737520/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Barricades are being deployed and signs banning parking being put in place as Miami Beach prepares for a massive influx of party-goers this weekend. Memorial Day weekend on Miami Beach caps off Urban Beach Week. Thousands of people are expected to pack South Beach for a weekend of partying. In the past, crowds have surged from upwards of 300,000 to 350,000 people ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737878/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:35 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737878/scat/3951354e01311858 Aiming to deter and catch impaired drivers at the start of the holiday weekend, the Florida Highway Patrol is preparing for a multi-county DUI Wolfpack ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737162/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:02 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737162/scat/3951354e01311858 It took a jury less than three hours Thursday to find Doreen Dufresne, 52, guilty of Solicitation First Degree Murder, a first degree ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736764/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:36 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736764/scat/3951354e01311858 ORANGE COUNTY -- Another emotional day is expected in court today as lawyers for a College Park realtor accused of killing her boyfriend will try to prove she is not guilty. The state rested their case Thursday and now Caryn Kelley's defense team will take their turn. Kelley could take the stand in her own defense and if she does it could be emotional. On Thursday she was crying and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737164/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:36 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737164/scat/3951354e01311858 The rocket is carrying a Wideband Global SATCOM satellite for the U.S. Air Force. According to the United Launch Alliance, the satellite was designed to enhance communication systems for troops in the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737163/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:36 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737163/scat/3951354e01311858 The crash happened on Eau Gallie Boulevard near U-S 1. Melbourne Police say the sole occupant of the vehicle was killed after it crashed into the side of the moving train. (PHOTO/Jerry Hume, ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736927/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:34 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736927/scat/3951354e01311858 Renovations at the Kelly Park East boat dock include replacing sea walls and the boat dock -- and also installation of a new floating dock and repairing the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737165/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:34 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737165/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida Highway Patrol troopers say car was driving Northbound on John Young Parkway, turned onto West Osceola Parkway, when it just went into the retention pond near the loop ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737166/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:33 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737166/scat/3951354e01311858 MADRID | Fri May 24, 2013 8:01am EDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish nationalized lender Bankia (BKIA.MC) is close to completing the sale of City National Bank of Florida for about $900 million, a banking source involved in the negotiations said. "The negotiations are in the final phase with Chile's Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI) at a price of about $900 million," the source ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737988/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:48 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737988/scat/3951354e01311858 The kayak was spotted in the sand Thursday afternoon. But there's still no sign of 21-year-old Joe Kane, who went missing May 13. He went kayaking from a spot near Sherman Cove at Pensacola Naval Air Station with his dog ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737167/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:35 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737167/scat/3951354e01311858 Employment law is full of minefields. In this weeks Ex-Files profile, Ogletree Deakins managing shareholder Helen Palladeno talks about how being a labor and employment law firm solely allows for a very efficient focus. Clients are demanding more from firms like hers, which means an emphasis on training and advice. Many businesses scaled down that training during the Great Recession, she ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737552/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:13 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737552/scat/3951354e01311858 Brian Howell, who survived a raging inferno and shootout with police at a West Kendall grow house earlier this year that ended in two deaths won't face charges in the incident, his attorney Alexander Michaels said ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737086/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737086/scat/3951354e01311858 The bill of rights was adopted by 26 North American-member cruise line. The Cruise Lines International Association, the cruise industrys trade group, has adopted a 'Passenger Bill of Rights' in the wake of several high-profile cruise disasters. The list was backed by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and it will be part of passengers' "contract of carriage" that gives ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737467/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:35:55 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737467/scat/3951354e01311858 Carl Icahn Hot and wet Thursday. High of 89. See more weather at Action News Jax. In tax overhaul debate, large vs. small companies (NYT) Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid (Reuters) Google copies Amazons playbook (WSJ) iPhone urinalysis draws first FDA inquiry of medical apps ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736710/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:26:26 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736710/scat/3951354e01311858 The Workforce Florida board of directors unanimously approved recommendations for a statewide unified brand for Floridas workforce system. The system is developing a single, statewide unified brand to better align the state workforce investment board, 24 regional workforce boards and one-stop career centers, it said in an electronic briefing about the changes. CareerSource Florida is the brand ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737120/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:26:17 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214737120/scat/3951354e01311858 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:52 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/3951354e01311858 Thirteen years after it began, Urban Beach Week is back again in full force this weekend. Business owner Adrian Gonzalez and Program coordinator Ed Harris ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736411/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:57:01 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736411/scat/3951354e01311858 A multi-million dollar party mansion built by baseball star Gary Sheffield is going up for auction. The sprawling home built in 1997 sits on three acres on Pinellas Point in St. Petersburg. At a time when Sheffield, a Tampa-native who hit 509 major league home runs, was one of baseballs highest paid players, the home was the site of decadent parties, the Tampa Bay Times said. The ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736096/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:28:32 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736096/scat/3951354e01311858 Paresh Patel Shareholders of a Tampa insurance company agreed to change the firms name to HCI Group Inc. HCI (NYSE: HCI), formerly called Homeowners Choice Inc., is headed by Paresh Patel, chairman and CEO. The name change is more representative of the companys diversified business activities, which include property and casualty insurance, information technology, real estate and reinsurance, a ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736433/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:17:22 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214736433/scat/3951354e01311858 Barry Brown Bank of the Ozarks is expanding its operations in Manatee County with a regional headquarters and an additional branch. A new branch is being built at 3703 S.R. 70 East and the headquarters is scheduled to be built on a plot of land on Manatee Avenue and 19th Street West, the Bradenton Herald said. The headquarters is scheduled to be complete in early 2014. Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735294/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:35 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735294/scat/3951354e01311858 OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- A special events coordinator, a concert promoter and a kayak-tour company have tentatively made the cut to provide services when the Silver Springs attraction becomes a state ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735754/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:01 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735754/scat/3951354e01311858 Lew Crampton, president and CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, inside the new viewing tank. After a $5 million renovation, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is set to reveal its new look on June 7. The museum is looking to engage children and adults with hands-on, mind-on exhibits that promote science, technology, engineering and math skills to fill the widening ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735710/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:38 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214735710/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE | Florida is dipping into federal grant money that was supposed to help improve the state's schools in order to settle a bitter contract ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734648/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:17 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734648/scat/3951354e01311858 1. At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, the first nice snook of the season was released Saturday, a 37-incher that weighed about 20 pounds, reports Larry Holder. Spanish mackerel 15-20 inches the primary catch, and excellent numbers of them. Occasional flounder and pompano. Manatees were spotted around the pier on ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734650/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734650/scat/3951354e01311858 Saturday: Highs at 1:17 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Lows at 6:55 a.m. and 7:49 p.m.Sunday: Highs at 2:06 a.m. and 1 p.m. Lows at 7:40 a.m. and 8:36 p.m.Monday: Highs at 2:54 a.m. and 1:47 p.m. Lows at 8:26 a.m. and 9:23 p.m.Tuesday: Highs at 3:41 a.m. and 2:37 p.m. Lows at 9:15 a.m. and 10:11 p.m.Wednesday: Highs at 4:29 a.m. and 3:33 p.m. Lows at 10:10 a.m. and 11 p.m.Thursday: Highs at 5:18 a.m. and ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734649/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734649/scat/3951354e01311858 Miami International Airport on Friday will unveil a new canine training area for the Miami-Dade Police’s Airport District canine unit. The training area is dedicated in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colton W. Rusk, of Miami, killed by an enemy sniper in Afghanistan on Dec. 6, 2010 while he and his canine partner, Eli, were in the process of clearing an IED or improvised explosive ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734056/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734056/scat/3951354e01311858 A dozen members of the Santiesteban pot-peddling ring were sentenced in Miami federal court Thursday to prison for terms ranging from three years to life.The Santiestebans — a family headed by patriarch and Mariel boatlift refugee Gilberto Sr., and joined by sons Derrick, Gilberto Jr., Alexander and Darvis — were charged along with 13 others last June with operating 20 hydroponic ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734055/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:15 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734055/scat/3951354e01311858 Child welfare administrators and prosecutors are looking into allegations that Shani Smith, a child abuse investigator, fudged the substance abuse screening of a Kendall mother who later left her baby to die in a sweltering car.As a result of her fictitious report, child welfare administrators concluded it was not necessary to take any actions to protect 11-month-old Bryan Osceola or his older ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734651/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734651/scat/3951354e01311858 State transportation officials trying to fix a critical engineering snag at the new train station under construction at Miami International Airport’s $2 billion transportation hub have backed off the cheapest fix: closing off Northwest 25th Street. But they must now choose from a menu of alternatives that are all substantially more complex, costly and time-consuming.The bottom line, engineers ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734054/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:14 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734054/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this Memorial Day weekend.The statement from the Broward County Aviation Department says the airport is ready to accommodate the high volume of passengers during the holiday period that runs Thursday through May 30.The department said it anticipates an ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734301/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:13 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734301/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- The mayors of two South Florida cities are planning a charity fight to determine who is tougher.Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi are set to duke it out Aug. 16 at Milander Auditorium in Hialeah. The pre-fight weigh-in will be two weeks earlier at the Miami Lakes Automall.The Miami Herald (http://goo.gl/5M1ii) reports that tickets are expected to go on ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734302/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:13 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734302/scat/3951354e01311858 NEW YORK -- The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734303/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734303/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Florida mother who later left her baby to die in a hot car.Based on Shani Smith's report last fall, officials determined it was not necessary to protect 11-month-old Bryan Osceola or his siblings from his parents. Then last week authorities say the child's mother, Catalina ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734652/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:11 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734652/scat/3951354e01311858 Kissimmee’s Old Town is gearing up to host its 23rd Anniversary Car Cruise on Saturday. While Old Town hosts a smaller Classic Car Cruise every Saturday, the annual Anniversary Car Cruise has become well known, attracting thousands every year. Live music and entertainment will be going on throughout the day, and the Car Cruise begins at 8:30 p.m. Cars and trucks made in 1974 or before can ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734653/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:06 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214734653/scat/3951354e01311858 ORLANDO, Fla., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Woo Hoo! Springfield, hometown to America's favorite animated family, The Simpsons, comes to life at Universal Orlando Resort this ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214733225/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:40 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214733225/scat/3951354e01311858 The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732662/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:25 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732662/scat/3951354e01311858 Two months after heritage insurance gave Governor Rick Scott's 'Let's Get to Work' political committee $110,000 to help his re-election bid, the upstart company has gotten a $52 million deal with the state-run insurer, Citizens, whose board the governor helps ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732636/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:25 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732636/scat/3951354e01311858 ORANGE COUNTY -- No threat was found after deputies and the bomb squad responded to a possible suspicious package at a K-Mart in Orange County. The store is located at 7825 Orange Blossom Trail. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the item in question, which appeared to be a suitcase, was left near a tree in the parking lot. Investigators determined the suitcase only contained ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732892/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:24 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732892/scat/3951354e01311858 Dark smoke billows from a fire at State Road 528 near the Curry Ford toll plaza in Orange County. That toll plaza has been closed because of the fire, but E-Pass through lanes are still ... http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732936/scat/3951354e01311858 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:23 -0400 http://www.tampastar.com/index.php/sid/214732936/scat/3951354e01311858