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Autopsy results in pool death could take 6 weeks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:37:00 EDT

Though an autopsy on an 11-year-old girl who died at a city pool was performed Thursday, there will be no results for at least six weeks, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office said.

GM emerges from bankruptcy, promises new focus on customers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:34:00 EDT

DETROIT - A person briefed on the matter says General Motors Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy protection after signing papers to transfer the bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company majority-owned by the U.S. government.

Man killed in Spain's running of the bulls

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:16:00 EDT

A charging bull gored a young Spanish man to death Friday at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly dangerous and chaotic chapter of the running of the bulls.

Anti-tax group still eyeing Rubio's bid but with reservations

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:09:00 EDT

The Club for Growth, a conservative political committee known for spending big bucks in Republican primaries, is still interested in Marco Rubio's challenge to Charlie Crist but wary of his lack of fundraising success so far, its director said.

Pickup sinks at Alafia River boat ramp

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

A pair of fishermen overshot the Williams Boat Ramp along the Alafia River on Thursday night, submerging the pickup they were using to launch and retrieve their boat.

Obama: Full world economic recovery 'a ways off'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:48:00 EDT

President Barack Obama said Friday the world apparently has averted economic collapse but "full recovery is still a ways off."

Lithia man dies in fatal car wreck

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:41:00 EDT

Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle accident that killed a 22-year-old Lithia man.

Browns WR Stallworth released from Miami jail

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:38:00 EDT

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth has been released from a Miami jail after serving 24 days of his DUI manslaughter case.

Hillsborough deputy injured in Seffner crash

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:20:00 EDT

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy has been taken to the emergency room at Brandon Regional Hospital after being involved in an accident today, according to Vida Morgan of the sheriff's office.

St. Pete man charged with fraud over Super Bowl tickets

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:00 EDT

A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday, accused of taking a woman's Super Bowl tickets, ostensibly to sell them on her behalf, and then failing to return to her any money for them. Thomas Coelho, 40, of 555 Ninth Ave. N.E., was charged with scheme to defraud. Bail was set at $100,000.

St. Pete contestant gets offbeat assignment on 'Big Brother'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:52:00 EDT

The "old guy" on "Big Brother," Casey Turner of St. Petersburg, hasn't made a fool of himself yet, but it's early in the competition on the CBS reality show. Turner, a 41-year-old elementary school teacher and rapping DJ, wound up with freaks, geeks and jocks on the opening episode Thursday night.

McNair's girlfriend distraught over love and money

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:24:00 EDT

About two weeks before police say Sahel Kazemi killed Steve McNair and herself, she poured out her troubles in a chance meeting with Vera Mosley Buckner, a customer at the Dave and Buster's restaurant where Kazemi worked. The young waitress asked Buckner, a stranger, if she could talk to her. "She said, 'I date Steve McNair.' … And she said, 'We've been dating for eight months and we've been on all kinds of vacations, but lately he acts like he doesn't want to spend time with me and I don't know what to do."'

Funeral home director to remain in jail

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:27:00 EDT

A Polk County funeral home director charged with dumping human remains will remain in jail for now.

Florida couple who adopted 12 children found slain

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:02:00 EDT

The mother and father of 16 children - 12 of them adopted - were found shot to death in a home invasion, a relative said.

Police, firefighter contracts being negotiated in Zephyrhills

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT

A new union contract used to mean annual pay raise for city police and firefighters. But in today's lean economic times, those are days of the past. The city's police and firefighter unions are negotiating new contracts this summer, but neither is asking for pay increase, City Manager Steve Spina said.

GM expected to announce emergence from bankruptcy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:15:00 EDT

After a night spent signing mounds of paperwork authorizing the transfer of cash, real estate, technology and other property, GM attorneys are expected to officially usher the new General Motors out of bankruptcy protection on Friday and onto a path toward a hopefully profitable future.

Crist screening for elections job

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Former state Rep. Sandy Murman is among the latest of 22 applicants vying for the job of Hillsborough County elections supervisor - and among the six whom Gov. Charlie Crist will interview personally for the position today.

Shriners plan to keep children's hospitals open

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Shriners say they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they provide care for children, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers.

Internet drug purchases included in spending bills

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:00 EDT

The Senate dealt a blow to the drug lobby Thursday by voting to permit people in the United States to order lower-cost drugs from Canada over the Internet.

House Democrats' demands threaten health care reform progress

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:00 EDT

The drive to remake the nation's health care system suffered yet another setback in Congress on Thursday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded changes in legislation the leadership was drafting on a fast track.