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  • Man found hanging at St. Petersburg theatre

    A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ...

  • Bucs Banks Reach Contract Agreement

    Tampa Bay is down to just one unsigned draftee after inking second-round pick Johnthan Banks, the award-winning cornerback out of Mississippi State, to a four-year deal on ...

  • Fla. AG targets Urban Outfitters items

    TAMPA - A call to action from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. She, along with dozens of other Attorneys General, are urging the popular clothing company, Urban Outfitters, to stop selling items from its controversial "Prescription ...

  • Woman grabbed by man while jogging

    BRANDON, Fla. - A man jumped from some bushes and grabbed a woman who was jogging with a friend on Nature's Way and Elton Place in Brandon Thursday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. The man, described as possibly mentally challenged grabbed the woman by the arm. She began to scream and he let go of her. He then fled ...

  • Gries investor group turns focus to mortgages

    Steve Flip Gianfilippo Bob Gries, principal of Gries Investment Funds, has switched gears. After backing off a plan to buy Southern Commerce Bank, he now plans to open a mortgage company. The Tampa-based mortgage operation, DiscountLoans.com, will have a national footprint, said Steve Flip Gianfilippo, a partner at Gries Investment. The company has an application for a state license in Florida, ...


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Dark Water

Dark Water

Those approaching Dark Water as a straight horror movie are bound to be disappointed. The ad campaign has emphasized the films association with the Japanese horror hit Ringu (1997) and its 2001 American remake (they were both based on a source novel by Kji Suzuki), but Dark ... ...

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  • Three charged in brutal beating robbery

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg man was lured out of his home early Wednesday by a woman who said she wanted to repay an outstanding debt. Two other people then invaded the home and severely beat the man's mother as they ransacked the residence. All three were arrested, police ...

  • Odyssey Marine rings NASDAQ opening bell

    What do the SS Gairsoppa and the NASDAQ have in common? Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX) has opened them both. The Tampa-based deep-ocean exploration company rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite this morning to promote an exhibition opening on Friday at Discovery Times Square. The exhibit, SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure explores years of research by Odyssey and features ...

  • Bloomin Brands prices secondary offering

    Liz Smith is CEO of Bloomin' Brands. Shareholders at Bloomin Brands Inc. have priced the millions of shares of stock they are offering for sale. The shareholders will sell their Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) stock for $21.50 a share, according to a statement early Thursday. The stock closed at $21.52 a share Wednesday night, before the pricing was announced. Most of the stock to be sold is ...

  • Minor says she was abused for 3 years

    TAMPA - A 31-year-old Bartow man faces several charges after an investigation revealed he sexually abused two girls, according to a police report. One of the victims is 14, but she was just 11-years-old when she says the molestation started. Detectives responded to reported child abuse at a Bartow residence at 9 p.m. Wednesday. They learned that a 17-year-old girl had temporarily been living ...

  • Exclusive Bubka McQuaid Schormann and Wu to stand for three ASOIF Council spots in St Petersburg

    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 ...

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