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An airline spokesman says an indicator light that warned of possible smoke aboard a Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.
There's Lip Stixx and Centerfolds and the Bliss Cabaret.
TAMPA, Fla. - Downtown Tampa was as quiet as the inside of a coffin. A few early arrivals were picking up credentials at the convention center, where they'll be holed up this week. Piles of Steelers postseason media guides were already out for anyone who wanted to read a season's worth of press clippings, but there wasn't a scrap of information out about the Cardinals.
Detroit’s having America over for Thanksgiving. Start planning now for a burnt turkey, backed-up toilet, driveway fender-bender, red wine on the carpet, a kid putting an arrow through the flat screen and the 14-year-old niece to announce during dessert that she's "in a family way."That J. Geils song, “Detroit Breakdown” ... it’s in full effect. The automotive industry’s hanging by a cuticle, the mayor’s in jail and the Michigan Wolverines are enduring their worst season in 129 years of football. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions are trying to trump all of them. The Lions are 0-11 and facing the 10-1 Titans for their traditional Thanksgiving Day Game this Thursday. After blowing a 17-0 lead against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and losing 38-20. The Lions are now a tremendous threat to go 0-16. They go from the Titans to the Vikings, Colts, Saints and Packers over the final weeks of the season. The combined records of those teams is 34-20. Help?Lions kicker Jason
It’s been a fantastic season for the Rays whose 2008 ranks as one of the best baseball stories in a long time. Tampa Bay went from the bottom of the AL East to the top, winning 27 more games than it did in 2007.
First Drake, then Connecticut. Vanderbilt and Clemson, too. If you're looking for Upset City, then Tampa's the place for buzzer-beaters and bracket-busters in the NCAA tournament.
With his team having the fourth and final game on the first-round schedule in Tampa, Villanova coach Jay Wright had plenty of time to watch underdogs pull off surprises in each of the first three matchups. Seeing all those upset victories left him, well, upset.
"We're not in church. This is your Tampa City Council and we're legislators."(from the TBT* section) THUMBS UP "We're not in church. This is your Tampa City Council and we're legislators. When I look at my responsibility here, it does have to do with, as one of the speakers said, liberty and justice for all."
Transgendered people get protections in Tampa, FlIn a unanimous vote, Tampa's city council extended the city's anti-discrimination laws to include transgendered people.
Decision day for Tampa's proposed tent city? The battle over a proposed tent city in Hillsborough County likely will come to a head today.
Jailed: USF student says he joked about bombOne arrest in gun-and-bomb scare on the University of South Florida campus, for making a false threat.
Wreck of Civil War steamer found in Tampa riverDivers have discovered the remains of a Civil War steamship in the bottom of the Hillsborough River in Tampa.
Escaped inmate found dead in motel Acting on a tip, detectives knocked on the door of an escaped inmate they believed was staying at the Econolodge on Busch Boulevard late Sunday.
New York Hedge Fund Buys Creative Loafing ChainAtalaya Capital Management bid $5 million for the alt-weeklies in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Sarasota and Tampa, Fla.
Police chief blasts staffing cutsWednesday's shooting of a Tampa police officer motivated a strong email from Largo's police chief to the Largo city manager.
A federal agency with millions to spend and an interest in this community wants to be asked inThe U.S.
REPORT: Billy Mays used cocaine days before his death | abcactionnews.com"cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death."
: Glenn Beck fans turn health forum intonear riotexcerpt: ""In a stunning display of anger, Florida Republicans and fans of Fox editorialist Glenn Beck turned a Tampa healthcare forum into a "near riot," one reporter said, as they attempted to enter the meeting hall and drown out a group of community organizers and a membe …
Breaking: Violence at HC Town Hall in FloridaRioting, Physical assaults. Tampa police spreading out to protect the participants. Orchestrated screaming and chanting. Welcome to the Republican version of participatory democracy.
Rehabilitated dolphin attacked, killed by sharkA rehabilitated Atlantic bottlenose dolphin released back into the wild on Tuesday was killed by a shark, according to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Hillsborough deputies investigate how drugs got into 4-year-old's Skittles - St. Petersburg TimesThe real-life riddle is causing lots of confusion at Tampa International Airport.
"Long Island Lolita" takes it "ALL" off -Video ReportOnce again, the infamous "Long Island Lolita" is sparking conversation. This time around, though, Amy Fisher is grabbing different headlines as an adult dancer.
Weeki Wachee manager fired, accused of sexually harassing mermaidThe manager of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park has been fired following charges he sexually harassed a mermaid.
Hav-a-Tampa cigars closing Tampa plant-Tobacco tax hike and smoking ban casualtyTAMPA - Tampa will lose part of its cigar heritage in August when Hav-A-Tampa shuts its factory near Seffner and lays off about 495 employees, closing a factory that has been operating since 1902. The company announced the closing today. Many employees there make Hav-A-Tampa's …
Sketch released in Interbay rapeTAMPA - Police in Tampa are looking for the man who snuck into a woman's home and raped her.
Baby Dies After Being Brutally Attacked and Thrown From Car (Warning: Graphic Story)(Warning: A frankly tragic story and difficult to read.)
Gator shows up on Tampa doorstep | WFTS-TVA Tampa woman found an unwelcome quest at her home Thursday morning.
Going Nowhere Fast Obama's false promises on high-speed rail. By David Freddoso. April 20, 2009 4:00 AMBook a train from Washington, D.C., to Chicago, and you're in for a ride that takes 17 hours, 35 minutes.
Police investigating death of infant found at Tampa hotel | WFTS-TVParamedics responded to the Marriott Waterside, 700 South Florida Avenue, for an 7-week old baby that wasn't breathing around 6 am Sunday.
Robber who threatened pharmacist with AIDS syringe arrested | WFTS-TVA man who allegedly threatened employees of a Tampa pharmacy with a syringe filled with the AIDS virus was arrested after a news viewer saw him on TV Friday night.
Man with illegal prescriptions caught trying to board Tampa flight | WFTS-TVA New York man was arrested at Tampa International Airport Friday after he was caught with hundreds of pills from illegal prescriptions, according to airport police.
S&L scandal figure jumps to death in Florida | WFTS-TVA key figure in the 1980s savings and loan scandal has jumped to his death in Florida.
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