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December 11, 2008

The security game plan for Super Bowl XLIII involves screening the backgrounds of more than 30,000 vendors and volunteers and restricting flights around Raymond James Stadium, officials said Wednesday, when about 70 representatives from local, state and federal agencies met to prepare for the National Football League championship game on Feb. 1. ...more

December 11, 2008

The security game plan for Super Bowl XLIII involves screening the backgrounds of more than 30,000 vendors and volunteers and restricting flights around Raymond James Stadium, officials said today. ...more

December 10, 2008

An 87-foot Coast Guard cutter will search all night for two pilots whose plane apparently crashed Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico, authorities say. ...more

December 1, 2008

Local residents Kim Miller and Bev Buysse were two of the 1,800 competitors in October's Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. ...more

November 25, 2008

Nov. 21, 2008 ...more

November 21, 2008

Travelers at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport this morning may notice some additional activity in the form of a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise scheduled to kick off at 9 a.m and end by noon. ...more

November 13, 2008

The Japan-based owner of a cargo vessel that authorities say dumped oily sludge into the ocean has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today. ...more

November 10, 2008

Two people are in stable condition today after their catamaran overturned near Shell Island, authorities said. ...more

October 26, 2008

Mexico agreed Monday to deport Cubans who sneak illegally through Mexican territory to reach the United States, a step toward cutting off an increasingly violent and heavily used human trafficking route. ...more

October 21, 2008