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  • Road closed following apartment fire

    TAMPA - North Manhattan Ave will be shut down from Sligh Avenue to Waters avenue for at least two hours following a two-alarm apartment fire in Tampa. Eight families have been displaced at the The Manhattan Palms Condominium on 7210 N Manhattan Ave. Hillsborough Fire crews responded to the 2 a.m. call and when they arrived at the roof of a building with eight units was completely gone. Fire ...

  • Hellickson looks to pay offense back vs. Blue Jays

    Jeremy Hellickson has come away from his last two starts more frustrated than ever. While the Rays right-hander received 20 runs of support in his last two outings, Hellickson surrendered 14 earned runs in those games combined for one win. Allowing eight runs on 10 hits in 7 2/3 innings of work Friday against the Orioles, Hellickson was helped by the Rays' offense in a 12-10 win, his ...

  • Homers Help Rays Hold Off Blue Jays

    TORONTO | Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday ...

  • Vet Starving horse is worst neglect

    CARROLLWOOD, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is filing a neglect charge against a Carrollwood woman for one of the worst cases of horse neglect veterinarians have ever ...

  • Can officers keep revoked licenses

    TAMPA - When an officer pulls a driver over and revokes their driver's license, what happens to it afterward? Is it turned in, destroyed, or kept by the officer? A woman named Heather complained to Tampa Police and to ABC Action News that a Tampa police officer has been keeping the driver's licenses he confiscates at home. We're not using her last name or identifying the officer ...


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Movie Review

Don't Mess With My Sister! [DVD]

Don't Mess With My Sister! [DVD]

Writer/director Meir Zarchi has made two films in his lifetime. The first, 1978's I Spit On Your Grave (aka, Day of the Woman), is one of the most notorious exploitation films of all time. It became a phenomenon on video because of the amount of vitriol and condemnation that was poured on it by most critics who found it morally repulsive. I had a similar reaction to the film the ... ...

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  • Homes near sinkhole to be demolished

    Jeff Bush lost his life on February 28 when a sinkhole opened up under his bedroom. Bush was swallowed up and could not be rescued by his brother, who ran into the room to help ...

  • Joyce leaves game with hamstring tightness

    TORONTO -- Matt Joyce left Tuesday night's game with the Blue Jays because of right hamstring tightness. Joyce started in right field and left the game after playing the field in the sixth. Ryan Roberts took Joyce's spot in the order and took over at second base. Ben Zobrist moved from second base to right field. The Rays are calling the move ...

  • Original Roberto Hernandez to represent Rays at Draft

    Email TORONTO -- Roberto Hernandez, the former Rays relief pitcher -- not the current Rays stater -- will represent Tampa Bay at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. The 2013 First-Year Player Draft will take place June 6-8, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB.com and MLB Network on Thursday, June 6, at 6 p.m. ET. Live Draft coverage from MLB Network's Studio 42 begins at 7 p.m., ...

  • Maddon backtracks on celebration critique

    Email TORONTO -- After Monday's game, Joe Maddon remarked that he planned to talk to shortstop Yunel Escobar about the way Escobar gave a safe signal when he crossed home after hitting a two-run homer. Maddon concluded his remarks on the subject by noting, "I'm certain you're not going to see that again." Maddon did talk to Escobar on Tuesday, but he did not tell him ...

  • Buyer Home was smaller than advertised

    It was only after closing that Joan Madden discovered she paid for more home than she actually ended up with. What was more troubling, she could not find how why. A large living room and light colors led Madden to believe the Sun City Center house she was 1300 square feet as advertised. It wasn't until after the retiree moved in and someone from the Property Appraiser's office showed ...

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