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News at noon: Live coverage of Craig Wall sentencing; bay area braces for possible tropical system; Rays' Moore wants longer leash; rock cruises to sail out of Tampa

 
Murder defendant Craig Alan Wall Sr., reacts to the judge at his court hearing,in 2014 at the Pinellas County Justice Center. [SCOTT KEELER   I     Times]
Murder defendant Craig Alan Wall Sr., reacts to the judge at his court hearing,in 2014 at the Pinellas County Justice Center. [SCOTT KEELER I Times]
Published June 3, 2016

Craig Wall, a Clearwater man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and their infant son in 2010, will be sentenced this afternoon. He could face the death penalty. Follow our live coverage as Pinellas Circuit Judge Philip Federico decides Wall's fate.

MURPHY EYES U.S. SENATE SEAT

While his family's wealth and influence has certainly boosted Murphy's career, there's actually more to the upbringing of this Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate than he has let on before.

AREA BRACES FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM

A typical summertime weekend featuring hot, steamy conditions and chances for scattered afternoon storms will be a prelude for a treacherous start to the work week as a system moving into the Gulf could become a tropical depression on Sunday.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ARRESTED

A Land O'Lakes High School assistant principal was arrested early Friday in Tampa on charges of driving under the influence and cocaine possession.

HOT CONDO MARKET

Luxury condos aren't the only ones flying off the shelves in Tampa Bay. The entire market is one fire.

FRIENDLIER APPROACH TO CHARTER SCHOOLS

In Hillsborough alone, an estimated $125 million in tax dollars will flow this year to more than 40 charter schools, from mom-and-pop operations to mass-produced chain schools. Viewed warily by the old guard, charters now are seen by some as a release valve in high-growth areas where the district cannot afford to build.

ROCK CRUISES SET SAIL OUT OF TAMPA

After an absence of several years, rock cruises — floating festivals that let fans rub shoulders with their favorite bands on the high seas — are returning to Tampa in a big way.

FINANCIAL CLIMATE STABLE AS HURRICANE SEASON OPENS

It has been 11 years since a major hurricane rocked Florida. So what's the property insurance scene like now?

HIRING FALLS BELOW EXPECTATIONS

U.S. hiring plunged in May to its lowest level in more than 5 years, a sign that employers turned cautious after the economy barely expanded in the first three months of the year.

ROWDIES PLAYER BALANCES SOCCER, FATHERHOOD

For most of Juan Guerra's life, his soccer career has been everything. Now, his wife, Maria Isabel Carabano, and 3-month-old son, Santiago, have shown Guerra, one of seven international players on the Rowdies roster, "there is a complete other world'' that he never knew about.

FURNITURE NOT JUST FOR SITTING

The nation's largest furniture retailer wants to start matching the lifestyles of local consumers to the couches, dining room sets, chairs, beds and accents they choose for their homes. A new Ashley HomeStore opens Saturday in Tampa, and executives are boasting of what will eventually be 11 different lifestyles on display in the store at 2915 N Dale Mabry Highway.

MOORE WANTS MORE

Rays pitcher Matt Moore acknowledges that he hasn't pitched as consistently well as he had hoped. But he also makes it clear he hasn't been given the opportunity to pitch as much as he would like.

GOODBYE, FHSAA DISTRICTS?

The FHSAA is proposing to seed high school football teams in each region based on a points system instead of having district champions and runners-up determine playoff spots.

GOULDING SHINES IN TAMPA

For more than 7,100 fans at Tampa's Amalie Arena Thursday night – many of them sparkling in their girls'-night-out finest – Ellie Goulding was the bestie in bright lights they all dreamed she would be, warbling songs of heartbreak and hope without pretense.

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