USF hazing case turned over to state attorney
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:08:21 -0700
Tampa police have turned a University of South Florida hazing case over to the State Attorney's Office for a decision on whether to pursue criminal charges.
USF suspends Omega Psi Phi fraternity amid hazing allegations
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:04:57 -0700
By Richard Danielson and Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writers Monday, August 30, 2010 TAMPA The University of South Florida chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity has been suspended while detectives investigate allegations of two nights of off-campus hazing, officials said Monday. The hazing authorities aren't saying what happened took place about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 23, police said ...
USF suspends chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity while Tampa police investigate hazing allegations
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:28:16 -0700
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 30, 2010 TAMPA The University of South Florida chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity has been suspended while detectives investigate allegations of off-campus hazing, university officials said Monday. Tampa police said the alleged hazing took place at 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 and 23 at an address on W Busch Boulevard. Police received a ...
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:42:00 -0700
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010
Letters to the Editor
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:43:52 -0700
Troy Anthony Davis of Georgia is on death row for the 1991 shooting death of police officer Mark McPhaila murder which I believe Davis did not commit. My understanding is that seven prosecution witnesses in Davis' initial trial later recanted or contradicted their testimony.
How the media shaped Katrina
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:19:25 -0700
Last week saw the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive storm in U.S. history. It hit the gulf coast Aug. 29, 2005, leaving more than 1,800 dead and $81 billion in property damage.
BEN column - Meanie steals bike; Milt Thompson coming to Bridgeton; love the Wing-T; Goldie says thanks
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:20:02 -0700
Good morning! Today, Wednesday and Thursday, all the same.
Urbanite
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:04:08 -0700
Some of the years most buzzed-about movies are finally hitting theaters in the next two months, whether its Oliver Stones Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, David Finchers The Social Network (left), or Jackass 3D. Also, if youre a fan of Ben Affleck, James Franco or Zach Galifianakis, youre in luck: Theyre in at least two movies apiece.
'Balloon Boy' family moves to Florida
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:47:24 -0700
The Balloon Boy and his family have flown the coop.
Six enter plea deals in Penland fraud
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:35:35 -0700
A Florida developer and a North Carolina appraiser have reached plea deals in the Penland real estate scheme, bringing an end to one of this state's biggest fraud cases during the housing bubble.
Premiere week episode descriptions: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:06:07 -0700
From what's been released so far. Crude cut-and-paste job below... CBS THE BIG BANG THEORY "The Robotic... Full story at The Live Feed
N.C. ending fraud probe into mountain lot sales
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0700
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper s office said today it was ending its civil investigation into the sale of overpriced mountain lots near the Tennessee border to buyers who were told they could profit without investing their own money.
NC AG's office ends probe of alleged property scam
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:51:34 -0700
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's office said Friday it was ending its civil investigation of a scam involving the sale of overpriced mountain lots to buyers who were told they could profit without investing their own money.
Balloon Boy Family Moves Out Of Colorado
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:25:00 -0700
The family who put the spotlight on Colorado last fall has left the state.
Texting tip leads to cocaine arrest
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:36:01 -0700
Leonia Texting is used to stay in touch with friends and family or send donations to disaster-stricken places like Haiti.
Book Review: Higher Education? How Colleges are Wasting Our Money
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:20 -0700
Authors Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus look at where students can get value for their moneyand how too many schools charge too much and deliver too little
Andy Staples: NCAA hypocritical in enforcement of transfer waiver
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:52:40 -0700
In denying quarterback Jeremiah Masoli a chance to play at Ole Miss this season, the NCAA noted that Masoli violated the spirit of its graduate student transfer rule. Masoli, the NCAA reasoned, had transferred only because he was thrown off the team at Oregon -- not because he longed to obtain a master's degree in Parks and Recreation from Mississippi's flagship university.
Southern gospel quartet the Florida Boys to perform in Niles Sunday
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:09:16 -0700
Posted 1 minute ago at 12:07 am. One of Charlie Wallers fondest memories of his childhood was seeing one of his favorite musical acts perform live.
On the Record
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:23:31 -0700
Jewelry, etc. stolen from home MEDFORDSeveral pieces of gold and silver jewelry, two laptops and two digital cameras were stolen from an unlocked house on Pine Acres Drive sometime between 1 and 6 p.m. on Aug. 16, according to police.
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:43:33 -0700
The CNN Washington Bureaus morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Obama declares 'combat mission in Iraq has ended' President Obama declared that "the American combat mission in Iraq has ended" in his primetime address Tuesday. "Operation ...