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  • St. Petersburg International Economic Forum LIVE UPDATES

    Russia and the global economy The International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg has kicked off. More than 4,000 business leaders, policy makers, and economic experts from around the world have come together to brainstorm ways out of the global economic crisis. This year's theme is 'Finding Resolve to Build the New Global Economy'. 11:51 MST: Russian President Vladimir ...

  • Moore opens up Rays first visit to Bronx

    The Yankees faced a pair of left-handers in their doubleheader against the Dodgers on Wednesday, and they'll oppose another on Thursday night when they open a four-game set against the American League East-rival Rays at Yankee Stadium. Not that the slew of southpaws should bother the Yankees much. In 23 games this season against left-handed starters, New York is 15-8. It's Matt Moore ...

  • Man in foreclosure threatens deputies

    According to PSO, deputies went out to Pridham's home at 24847 Gun Smoke Drive in Land O'Lakes after several people reported that Pridham was making threatening remarks to law enforcement on his Facebook ...

  • The Tampa Tantrums Throttle the Palm City Punishers

    WFTDA apprenticeship is over. Fort Myers is now an official WFTDA team! (This revelation might've hurt Fort Myers in the long run here though, as Tampa is prepping ...

  • Rays beat Red Sox 6-2

    Boston - Desmond Jennings homered, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their drought at Fenway Park, beating the Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday ...


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Movie Review

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Like a good piece of candy, Tim Burton's fantastical big-screen version of Roald Dahl's children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is sweet with just the right touch of sour. It's a flight of fancy that takes off from the very first imag ... ...

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  • MLB Tampa Bay 6 Boston 2

    Evan Longoria had three of Tampa Bay's 15 hits Wednesday and had an RBI during the Rays' game-breaking inning that pushed them to a 6-2 win over Boston. Tampa Bay was protecting a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh, during which the Rays scored three times. Longoria singled home the first run of the inning and then scored along ...

  • Neighbors rally against SoHo Flats

    TAMPA, Fla. - All that's growing on the Tampa property at 936 S. Howard Avenue are weeds in the sidewalk cracks. Yet, neighbors believe the new growth planned for the site is even ...

  • Happy with Rays Loney reflects on time in Boston

    Email BOSTON -- Manager Joe Maddon said James Loney's incredible production has been one of the nice surprises for the Rays this season. But 10 months ago, Loney's future appeared much different. He was the every-day first baseman for the Boston Red Sox. He was the first guy on the depth chart that didn't include any All-Stars or an up-and-coming heir apparent. First base in ...

  • Murdered informants family speaks out

    INVERNESS, Fla. - The family of a murdered police informant is asking for a new investigation into the case after the I-Team exposed new information about the crime. Jamie Seeger, 27, was murdered last year. She was a confidential informant working with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. Her family believes she was murdered because of her work as an informant, and they blame Sheriff Jeff ...

  • $6 million in approved to lure Amazon

    "If you were to ask them, I'm sure they would say their preference is to be ready for holiday season 2014. That's building a million square foot building in a really quick time frame," said Ron Barton, Director Hillsborough County Economic ...

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