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Brian Harre, 43, talks to seven of his 12 children about keeping the grace of God in their lives before going to church recently.AUSTIN ANTHONY | Times

Odessa father of 12 driven by faith, helped by good fortune

ODESSA Brian Harre never thought he would have 12 children. And as stressful as it can be sometimes, it's also wonderful. Raising children, trying to teach them to be responsible, hard-working citizens and kind, loving Christians, is the best thing he's done. He believes the American family is in crisis. Brian feel …

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A semitrailer truck carrying a bulldozer sits in pieces in thick grass and mud after plunging off the Alafia River bridge on 
I-75 on Friday. The driver, Jeffery Scott Cook, was in serious but stable condition at Tampa General Hospital on Friday night.

Semitrailer truck hauling bulldozer plunges off Alafia River bridge

Graduation speeches are no time to go off script, principals say

Tampa Bay area shoppers have been disappointed that Trader Joe’s chose to open Florida locations in Naples, Gainesville and Sarasota, above, before opening one here. But a blueprint of a project named TJ-Tampa that uses the same style lettering as other stores suggests Tampa may get a Trader Joe’s soon.

Plans move forward to open Trader Joe's in South Tampa

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office forensic investigator Jason Brando swabs Ovell Krell’s mouth on Friday at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

With Dozier School for Boys exhumations, families hope DNA holds answers