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Sexual discrimination policies illustrate the political divide between Tampa and Hillsborough County leaders

TAMPA — Anyone seeking evidence of the deep social divide between the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County need look no further than the City Council's vote Thursday to expand its human rights ordinance to prohibit discrimination against transgendered people.

The policy applies to organizations throughout the city.

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Florida panther found decapitated near Yeehaw Junction

The location was odd enough. An anonymous caller reported seeing a dead Florida panther by the side of the Florida Turnpike near Yeehaw Junction. That's more than 150 miles north of where most panthers live.

When Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staffers checked out the tip Thursday afternoon, they discovered something more disturbing.

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ABC Coalition says final report a month or two away

A group of business and community leaders pushing for a new baseball stadium said Friday they will present their conclusions to public officials and interested citizens soon.

It just might take a month or two longer than expected.

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Pasco County pediatrician charged with fourth DUI

Russell Bain, a practicing pediatrician who founded the Pasco Pediatric Foundation, was arrested early Friday morning in Tampa on suspicion of driving under the influence.

This was Bain's fourth DUI arrest, state records show.

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Pasco deputies find body near Port Richey homeless camp

PORT RICHEY — Pasco County sheriff's deputies are investigating a decomposed body that was found near the USA Fleamarket on U.S. 19, just south of State Road 52.

The Sheriff's Office received the call at 2:51 p.m. that patrons of the flea market noticed a strong smell of decomposition, and found the body in a wooded area near the flea market.

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Online sex solicitations lead to prostitution arrests in Pasco

WESLEY CHAPEL — Four women who advertised their services online were arrested Thursday on charges of prostitution, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities say the women posted listings on Craigslist and backpage.com. One of the women – Shawna Marie Lee, 21, of 3116 Brompton Drive in Holiday – did this before, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. She was accused of offering her services on Craigslist in 2008 and was arrested.

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Cause of containment wall crack at Crystal River nuclear plant not yet determined

Progress Energy is continuing to study the causes of a recently discovered separation inside the concrete containment wall at its Crystal River nuclear plant.

During a three-hour meeting Friday with officials from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a specialist hired by Progress Energy said the company's investigation of how the gap formed started with a list of 74 potential causes.

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Brooksville man dies in SR 52 crash in Pasco

SAN ANTONIO – A 23-year-old Brooksville man died in a car accident this morning on State Road 52 west of the Interstate 75 exit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Richard A. Rosado was driving his 1997 Ford SUV west on SR 52 about 9:30 a.m. and tried to pass another car – a 1997 Ford pickup truck – on the right, the FHP report states. Rosado's car went off the road onto the shoulder near Levi Loop, lost control and swerved left into the path of the pickup, the report said. Those cars collided and the SUV kept going, across the eastbound lanes of SR 52 and into the woods, hitting a ditch and flipping several times. Rosado died.

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Doctors help ailing woman with free surgery, dentures

DUNEDIN — Flo Turner couldn't stop smiling.

Tilted back in a chair as the sedative wore off Thursday morning, she felt the oral surgeon slip in her new dentures. The 12 rotten teeth Dr. Mark Mitchell pulled out lay on a tray in front of her.

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Regulators approve rate hikes for Citizens Property policies

TALLAHASSEE — The average cost of Citizens Property Insurance coverage for windstorm damage will increase next year but not as much as first expected.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved an average 5.9 percent hike for single-family homeowners and 9.3 percent jump for businesses, according to an order issued Friday.

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