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15-year-old Tammy Burch was struck by a trolley in downtown St. Petersburg Sunday morning. Her father, Larry Burch, said she was thrown 20 feet down the road in the collision.
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Traditionally, the winter flu season ramps up in December or January. But it took off in October last year, and is making a November entrance this year.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XCPKJONMAZGQPJNT7EZBWOK434.JPG "Investigators at the scene in the westbound lanes of I-275 near Gandy Boulevard on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in St. Petersburg, where Deputy Michael Hartwick, 51, was hit and killed overnight Thursday by a construction worker operating a front-end loader at a construction site, according to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.")
The state contractor that employed the man who was in the U.S. illegally is now under federal investigation.
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Here’s how to get a medical marijuana card, what conditions qualify and more.
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If it’s relatives or simply your kids at home on school break, you may be in need of some diversions.
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GUAD2M725FH3JLUWK3QYCQFGME.jpg "Osmin Castillo, 21, turned himself in Sunday on a second-degree murder charge in connection to the Sept. 23 death of a man on Sanchez Ranch Lane in Wimauma, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Monday night. He also faces multiple counts of lewd and lascivious battery, use of a child in a sexual performance, in-state transmission of child pornography using an electronic device and possession of child pornography.")
Osmin Castillo, 21, is accused of killing a man on Sanchez Ranch Lane in Wimauma. He also faces charges including lewd and lascivious battery, authorities said.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/UOGYM7PZNBCHJA75VOUTPG7AVU.JPG "A scallop from the first scalloping mini-season in Pasco County in 25 years in New Port Richey in 2018. After having an extended scalloping season this year, officials are now gathering information before settling on a 2024 schedule. A serious accident at the start of this year's season might push the timing for next year back later than July 4th when boating is already busy.")
A later start could alleviate some safety concerns that arise from such heavy boating traffic over the holiday weekend, a Pasco commissioner says.
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Design work is almost done, and the City Council is expected to vote on construction costs in early 2024.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QCEBVCA2S5HVJILLOJQWZ6DZM4.JPG "James Shields tips his cap to the crowd after being taken out of a World Series game on Oct. 23, 2008, in St. Petersburg.")
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