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Bill To Require Broad Notice About Pollution Advances

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

Get Watchdog's Take

ON TBO.COM These are the most viewed stories on TBO.com. If you missed them, go to www2.tbo.com/mostpopular. ...more

March 11, 2009

Patriots Club Proudly Announces New Leadership

Members of the Patriots Club, who provide and maintain the American flags that fly along State Road 674, elected the following officers at the club's annual membership meeting Jan. 30: Uta Kuhn, president; Don Renwick, executive vice president; and Dick Persons, second vice president for membership. ...more

March 11, 2009

Senate Committee Passes Pollution Notice Bill Tied To Raytheon

A bill requiring broader public notice about pollution, sparked by contamination of neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, passed a key state Senate committee this morning. ...more

March 10, 2009

Smoke Dissipates, But Fog Affects Visibility On I-4

Fog is affecting visibility along the Interstate 4 corridor as well as in Lakeland and between Plant City and downtown Tampa, News Channel 8 meteorologist Jennifer Hill said. However, lingering smoke from a brush fire was affecting drivers on I-4 and Old Polk City Road earlier this morning but had dissipated by 6 a.m., TBO.com traffic reporter Alicia Roberts said. ...more

March 10, 2009

Secret Is Out On Vietnamese Cooking

Her book tells the tale of a family's dramatic and horrifying escape from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. ...more

March 5, 2009

Reduce Your Debt

ON TBO.COM These are the most viewed stories on TBO.com. If you missed them, go to www2.tbo.com/mostpopular. ...more

March 5, 2009

Missing Football Players Draw Viewers, Hits

The rescue of a missing boater and the search for his three companions off the coast of Clearwater dominated local television news Monday with WTSP, Channel 10, offering marathon of coverage in the afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009

Man Threatening Suicide Taken Into Custody Near Tribune, WFLA Building

A man armed with a handgun and threatening to kill himself outside the building shared by The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and WFLA News Channel 8 was taken into custody this afternoon by Tampa police officers. ...more

March 2, 2009