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Rays Journal: A win over ex-mate Cobb, and in a record way
BALTIMORE – The Rays knew there would be all kinds of mixed feeling seeing longtime former teammate Alex Cobb pitching against them in Orioles orange.And they made sure he didn't enjoy it.The Rays knocked Cobb out in the fifth inning, and rolle...
Updated: 17 minutes ago
VA nominee considers withdrawing as new allegations emerge of drinking, wrecking government vehicle
WASHINGTON — White House physician Ronny Jackson has grown frustrated with the nomination process to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs and has told colleagues he may remove his name from consideration, two White House officials with knowledge o...
Updated: 1 hour ago
A religious group has settled in a big pink house in Clearwater. Neighbors aren’t happy.
CLEARWATER — The first thing John Trevena noticed about his new neighbors was the color of their house: Pepto-Bismol pink.It didn’t worry Trevena, a criminal defense lawyer who moved into the three-bedroom rental home next door in 2015."I knew it was...
Updated: 2 hours ago
Pasco corporal who took down student on video now cleared (w/video)
LAND O’LAKES — Kayla Peña filled up her water bottle then returned to her lunch table at Sunlake High School when she heard a commotion in the cafeteria on Tuesday afternoon.A female student was riled up, walking back and forth, Peña said, screaming ...
Updated: 2 hours ago
For senior week, Lakewood High School must mourn a senior
ST. PETERSBURG — Lakewood High School principal Erin Savage has never planned a candlelight vigil. But this week, Savage must learn how to do so as her school mourns the tragic death of one of its graduating seniors.Bryson Welton-Williams, 18, died T...
Updated: 3 hours ago
Editorial: St. Petersburg’s waste-to-energy to wastefulness project
A St. Petersburg waste-to-energy plant now under construction has been billed for years as an environmentally friendly money saver. Now it looks more like a boondoggle, with the cost and mission changing on the fly. It’s yet another example of a city...
Updated: 4 hours ago
Senator wants to put a tighter leash on airline rules for service animals
WASHINGTON — Congress will consider tightening the rules on service animals allowed to accompany passengers on airliners under legislation introduced this week.Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has introduced an airline bill that would align the definition ...
Updated: 4 hours ago
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![Stephanie Baxter-Jenkins, executive director of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, testifies during an impasse hearing Wednesday before a special magistrate. The teachers were arguing that the school district could afford to give teachers the scheduled raises they were promised under the district's pay plan. [MARLENE SOKOL | Times]](http://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20180425/ARTICLE/304259455/AR/0/AR-304259455.jpg&MaxW=600&imageVersion=Rotator)
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![A new study found problems in scopes used for colonoscopies, lung procedures, kidney stone removal and other routine operations. At three major U.S. hospitals, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria. [Times (2009)]](http://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20180425/ARTICLE/304259670/AR/0/AR-304259670.jpg&MaxW=600&imageVersion=Rotator)
