Tampa Star news Tampa Star news Rss feed

  • Bottle thrown into Bay in 2001 found

    REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) - A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been ...

  • Proposal to be heard for Amazon center

    TAMPA - Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal Wednesday morning during their meeting that could bring over a thousand of jobs to the Tampa Bay area. Online retailer, Amazon.com, is proposing to build a wholesale trade Fulfillment Center that could bring more than a 1,000 jobs to the bay area. 375 of those proposed jobs would include higher wage jobs that would have ...

  • 12 best sights in St. Petersburg

    >Editor's note: This story was originally published in March, 2013 and updated June 19 to coincide with the International Economic Forum.(CNN) -- Several thousand of the world's most powerful people are in St. Petersburg this month for the city's annual International Economic Forum. The only problem? While we at CNN Travel would be the last to deny that macroeconomics can be a thrilling ...

  • 10 things you need to know for Wednesday

    C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ...

  • Teen convicted of killing cop in court

    The Pinellas County teen sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the shooting death of a Saint Petersburg Police Officer is expected back in a Pinellas County Courtroom ...


partlycloudy
Tampa Weather
85.6°F Scattered Clouds
Winds: From the SSE at 1.0 MPH
Thu
tstorms
90° 77°
Fri
tstorms
88° 75°
Sat
tstorms
90° 75°
Last Updated on June 19, 9:35 AM EDT
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

Here is a quandary for me as a film critic -- a review of Don Coscarellis 1982 sword-and-sorcery favorite The Beastmaster. The problem is this: When I was in fourth grade, this was my favorite movie. Back in the early days of cable television, I had taped it off of HBO and watc ... ...

On Facebook

  • Organizers of St Petersburg Economic Forum recommending official dress style

    St PETERSBURG, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Organizers of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/ have drafted a memorandum that will prompt the participants in and guests of the conference how to ensure the most convenient conditions of work, traveling around the city and spending free time. It is believed that transportation may pose one of the biggest problems during the forum. ...

  • Hellickson gets call as Rays look to gain ground on Sox

    Like many pitchers, starters Ryan Dempster and Jeremy Hellickson have a common goal entering Wednesday's outing. The thing is, both are coming from completely different places. Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters in Boston's 2-0 loss. The veteran could ...

  • Red Sox sweep Rays in doubleheader

    Boston - Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader ...

  • Man threatens to kill Pasco sheriff

    LAND O'LAKES, Fla. - Chris Kilgore, 18, was just hanging out with a few friends at a McDonald's on Land O' Lakes Blvd. when he remembers Robert Fernandez pulling up. Kilgore says Fernandez, 51, tried to befriend them and was acting "erratic." "It just kept getting more and more weird. He started acting real strange," said Kilgore. A homeless man then told the ...

  • Peralta surrenders two-run homer in ninth inning

    TB@BOS: Johnson homers to tie the game in the ninth BOSTON -- Jake Odorizzi gave the Rays exactly what they needed Tuesday: Quality innings from a starter. The rookie right-hander stifled the Red Sox over 5 2/3 innings, holding them to five hits without walking a batter. But the suddenly-dry offense mustered just three hits against Red Sox starter Felix Doubront. Odorizzi made one crucial ...

More Tampa Star news