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Comedian Dave Vitty lost it after he got to Florida. The head writer of the Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 in England recently vacationed with his family at Pine Island. ...more
October 29, 2009
Courthouse security was partially privatized Tuesday with the arrival of six Wackenhut employees. ...more
September 2, 2009
More than 32,000 people are expected to fly out of Tampa International Airport on 220 commercial flights today, making it one of the busiest travel days of the year. On the morning after Super Bowl XLIII, some fans headed straight from the game to the airport. They were easy to spot at 6 a.m. They were the ones asleep in chairs or on the floor. ...more
February 2, 2009
Security will be so thorough that Raymond James Stadium will be the safest place in the country on Super Bowl Sunday, an NFL security representative said. ...more
January 28, 2009
PLANT CITY -- Security will be so thorough that Raymond James Stadium will be the safest place in the country on Super Bowl Sunday, an NFL security representative said today. Dan Grossi, a retired Tampa police officer who works for the National Football League's security division, said the NFL and local, state and federal officers have worked for months to come up with a plan to keep the game safe. Grossi was featured speaker at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. ...more
January 14, 2009
The blood has been mopped up, the grenade-scarred marble replaced, the bullet holes covered over. ...more
December 21, 2008
Teresa Kotch has a little more peace of mind now that a rocket found in her front yard has been blown to bits. ...more
August 26, 2008
Corps finds rockets at former gunnery range. ...more
August 26, 2008
Best 1-2 Punch U.S. women's gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson won nine medals between them, then hid them in various places in the room they shared in Beijing. Liukin won gold in the all-around and Johnson won gold in her last chance, on the balance beam. ...more
August 25, 2008
SEBRING – A father who was mistakenly detained by sheriff's bailiffs who mistook him for his son is an angry man. He's angry that the mistake happened despite his insistence that they had the wrong man. He's even angrier that they didn't apologize after realizing their mistake. Wellington E. Clarke Jr., 47, of Sebring, said he was shocked to find himself handcuffed at the Highlands County Courthouse while he was there taking care of personal business June 12. "I went to court to collect back child support my ex owed," Clarke Jr. said. "The judge said, before you go, you've got unsettled business with the sheriff's office. Three, a lady and two men came up to me and said we've got a warrant." ...more
July 7, 2008
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