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Gerald Michael Souders, 61, was hospitalized after an apparent drug overdose and died in sheriff's custody after he was booked into jail. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Hillsborough County inmate dies in hospital less than 24 hours after arrest
Booked on Friday on probation violation charges, 61-year-old Gerald Souders died on Saturday.
Oct. 19• Hillsborough
Driver fleeing scene of one crash, runs red light and causes fatal wreck, police say
Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. Tampa Bay Times
Troopers say the 28-year-old driver was involved in two minor accidents before causing the crash that killed a Largo man.
Oct. 19• Pinellas
Judge weighs fate of driver in deadly Selmon Expressway crash
Amber Perera looks out at the courtroom audience during her sentencing hearing at the Hillsborough County Courthouse. Perera caused a fatal crash on the Selmon Expressway in Tampa in August, 10, 2017 that killed Rita and Luiz Felipak and their 8-year-old daughter Giorgia Felipak. SCOTT KEELER | Times
Amber Perera is responsible for the 2017 crash that killed a family of three. She hopes to avoid a life sentence. The judge is still deciding.
Oct. 18• Hillsborough
Ex-nanny who sexually abused 11-year-old, got pregnant, gets 20 years
Marissa Mowry, 28, sits in a Hillsborough County courtroom court before her sentencing hearing Thursday. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a boy when he was 11-years-old. She was his former nanny, and became pregnant with his child. Photo courtesy of WTVT-Fox 13
Marissa Mowry was 22 when she first assaulted an 11-year-old boy. Now he’s a teenager raising a son, and she was classified as a sexual predator.
Oct. 17• Crime

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  1. The search for graves begins on King High School campus
    1 hour ago• Tampa
    Scott Purcell, a senior geophysicist with GeoView, left, and Mike Wightman, president of GeoView, use ground-penetrating radar to scan a portion of King High School campus in search for Ridgewood Cemetery. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
    Preliminary answers from the ground-penetrating radar could come as soon as next week.
  2. Record Tampa tree fine heading to court
    2 hours ago• Tampa
    The new owner of a dilapidated mobile home park on Gandy Boulevard has sued the city of Tampa over a record-setting fine levied against the property for a massive tree removal in August. [CHARLIE FRAGO | Times]
    A Gandy Boulevard mobile home park owner is suing the city of Tampa over a record $420,000 fine .
  3. Watch video: Suit filed in death of man run over by Tampa police
    2 hours ago• Tampa
    Dashboard camera video shows a Tampa police cruiser pursuing Dusharn Weems through a parking lot. A second later, Weems is fatally injured when the car strikes him. Courtesy Haydee Oropesa
    The family of Dusharn Weems, 23, claims an officer intentionally struck him after he was spotted driving a stolen car.
  4. Here’s how Hillsborough would spend its transportation tax, if it could
    Earlier today• Transportation
    Cars back up at a Tampa intersection last October, not long before Hillsborough County voters approved a one-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. This week, local officials detailed how the money would be spent, if the tax survives a legal challenge before the Florida Supreme Court. URSO, CHRIS | Tampa Bay Times
    Local governments have plans for $527 million in projects. But the Florida Supreme Court would need to clear the way.
  5. Robinson High student arrested over shooting threats on Instagram
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. Tampa Bay Times
    One of the messages included a picture of a pellet gun, Tampa police said.
  6. Tampa’s Current Hotel celebrates grand opening on Rocky Point
    Yesterday• Business
    The lobby bar at the Current Hotel on Rocky Point in Tampa serves eclectic cocktails and locally brewed coffee. SARA DINATALE | Tampa Bay Times
    Take a look inside Tampa Bay’s newest boutique hotel.
  7. Records show King High gym may have been built atop paupers cemetery
    Yesterday• Education
    A pauper's cemetery was established at the northeast corner of property now occupied by King High School in Tampa, location of the school gymnasium (tall building at top left) and the main parking lot. DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times
    Conflicting versions emerge of where Ridgewood Cemetery was located. One thing is certain: It was ignored or forgotten.
  8. Florida Bar moves to suspend lawyer facing 31 complaints. But no one can find him.
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    The Florida Bar wants the state’s highest court to immediately suspend the law license of Tampa attorney Jose Angel Toledo, ex-husband of state Rep. Jackie Toledo. FACEBOOK PAGE | Su Abogado Hispano
    José Angel Toledo, ex-husband of state Rep. Jackie Toledo, abandoned his law practice, according to the petition from the Florida Bar.
  9. Woman gets 50 years in death of family on Selmon Expressway
    Yesterday• Crime
    Amber Perera looks out at the courtroom audience during a court hearing Friday. A judge sentenced her to 50 years on Tuesday. , SCOTT KEELER | Times
    A judge noted that Amber Perera, 31, drove away until her tire fell off: “You continued to avoid any responsibility for this crime.”
  10. Business groups boost All for Transportation in Florida Supreme Court
    Yesterday• Business
    The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee. SCOTT KEELER | Times
    The Tampa Bay Partnership, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and Tampa-Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. filed a brief in the Florida Supreme Court.
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