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Coast Guard rescues two from capsized boat off Pinellas Point
Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:04 PM
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Coast Guard rescues pair off Pinellas Point
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people whose boat capsized Saturday afternoon near Pinellas Point.
Highway Patrol investigating fatal accident in Largo
Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:51 PM
LARGO — Authorities were investigating a fatal traffic accident Saturday night in Largo. A vehicle drove off the road into a ditch near the intersection of 16th Avenue SE and Twin Oak Drive about 9:30 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. One person died after the accident, but it was not immediately known if the death resulted from the crash or a medical issue, officials said. Traffic was blocked on 16th Avenue SE while authorities investigated the incident.
Today's divas are still chasing Whitney Houston's unique legacy
Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:33 PM
The mighty reverberations of Whitney Houston's heaven-sent holler will not easily be silenced, even by her premature death. Just ask modern divas Kelly Clarkson and Adele, who this week are chasing her legacy.
Clarkson crushed the national anthem at last Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI, and her reward for doing so was being compared to the gold standard: Houston's Super Bowl XXV rendition in Tampa in 1991. It was a rocket-fueled launch of patriotic bombast, right in the middle of the Gulf War, that Houston delivered with sweat on her lip and stars and stripes all around.
Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres 2-1
Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:16 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Before Saturday night's game with the Sabres, Lightning coach Guy Boucher was asked if the game had more resonance because Buffalo was ahead of Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference standings.
"No," Boucher said. "We're not just chasing Buffalo; we're chasing everybody."
Capture of monkeys in Silver Springs sparks debate
Saturday, February 11, 2012 09:59 PM
In a state that has everything from gator-gobbling pythons to house-destroying giant African snails, the oddest exotic wildlife story of all might be the one about how a troop of rhesus monkeys got loose around Silver Springs in the 1930s and never left.
Tourists love snapping pictures of the monkeys in Silver River State Park. They've been spotted by hikers on the Cross-Florida Greenway. One may have wandered our way to become the elusive Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay.
David A. Straz Jr. named new Gasparilla King by Ye Mystic Krewe
Saturday, February 11, 2012 09:53 PM
TAMPA — Retired banker and philanthropist David A. Straz Jr. adds Gasparilla King XCIX to his list of titles, crowned Saturday night at Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla's 99th Coronation Ball. Elizabeth Lykes Carrere was announced as Gasparilla Queen XCIX during the elite Tampa social club's ball at the Tampa Convention Center.
Straz, 69, is ambassador at large and honorary consul general of the Republic of Liberia, chairman of the board of Tampa General Hospital and a member of the Florida Transportation Commission who played a key role in helping secure direct flights between Tampa and Havana. He also is honorary consul general to the Republic of Honduras.
Tampa producer recalls working with Whitney Houston at Super Bowl
Saturday, February 11, 2012 09:50 PM
TAMPA — For 20 years, Bob Best worked behind the scenes alongside some of the biggest names in show business. His company, Best Productions, which was based in South Tampa, produced every Super Bowl pregame show from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.
Though he didn't like to deal directly with the talent, Best can relate a host of pre-show horror stories. There was the national anthem singer who walked off an hour before the show. There were musicians who didn't want to rehearse as much as they needed for the big show.
But there was also Whitney.
Sarasota man accused of killing parents, sister
Saturday, February 11, 2012 09:37 PM
SARASOTA — A 58-year-old unemployed limo driver "snapped" and killed his sister and both parents with a shotgun late Friday night at their home in the Lake Sarasota community east of Interstate 75, authorities said.
Thomas Moak Jr. reportedly admitted to the three killings that occurred about 11:20 p.m. Moak, who lived with his parents and sister, was arrested without incident at the home.
No. 8 Florida Gators upset at home by Tennessee Volunteers 75-70
Saturday, February 11, 2012 09:16 PM
GAINESVILLE — Don't for one second let the final score deceive you about Saturday's game between Florida and Tennessee at the O'Connell Center.
Unranked Tennessee defeated the No. 8 Gators 75-70, but the beating was much worse overall, much more telling about this Gators team right now.
Norman aide remains on payroll despite tax charges
Federal charges of failing to file income tax returns won't keep state Sen. Jim Norman's chief of staff from continuing to serve in that role.
Norman, R-Tampa, who faced his own federal investigation last year over the circumstances of his wife's Arkansas home purchase, said this week that he has no plans to remove or suspend aide Ben Kelly.
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