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Man in car killed by tree that fell during severe weather

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:51 EDT

A 28-year-old Ocala man was killed Monday afternoon when a tree fell on his car during a storm.

Ocala police said Christopher Harris was sitting in a Mitsubishi four-door outside of his home about 4:30 p.m. when the tree fell during severe weather.

Police said the tree fell from a neighbor's yard. No other details were released.

Hillsborough County mostly nipped by veto pen

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:45:53 EDT

Hillsborough County was spared wide-scale cuts when Gov. Rick Scott unveiled the work of his veto pen Monday, but it did take some hits.

New Tampa Bay Water manager hails from North Carolina

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:23 EDT

CLEARWATER — If the Tampa Bay Water board approves his contract, the new general manager of the wholesale utility serving Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties will be Matthew Jordan, an engineer from North Carolina. After negotiations with the utility's attorney, Jordan, currently the CEO of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, …

19-year-old gets jail in beating of Army sergeant outside MacDill

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:08 EDT

An Army sergeant was robbed outside MacDill by four men, all caught on a home camera.

High-level boot camp for start-ups never opens

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:54 EDT

Tall, bald and intense, master-of-tough-love Adeo Ressi visited Tampa Bay in March to test its entrepreneurial passion and help introduce his global business incubator known as Founder Institute.

Would-be grandparents in abortion drug case want a new state law

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:57 EDT

The state should outlaw the actions that led to their daughter's miscarriage, they say.

Record-setting python killed by knife-wielding Miami man

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:46 EDT

A Miami man killed the snake when it tried to wrap itself around him May 11.

Showdown over JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon comes to Tampa

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:56 EDT

The tense showdown with Jamie Dimon, who is also the bank's chairman, is today in Tampa.

Bear that wandered to Tampa is back home, wildlife officials say

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:18 EDT

TAMPA — A 300-pound black bear captured by wildlife officials Friday is back at his home: the Ocala National Forest.

Deputies: Town 'N Country man tries to shoot wife, but gun malfunctions

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:32 EDT

A man breaks in and tries to shoot his estranged wife, but the gun won't fire, authorities say.