Romano: Sewage spill exposes St. Petersburg's problems of oversight
You can call it a scandal, and perhaps history will soon agree. Maybe all of the investigations and probes will point to a recognizable villain, and we'll start referring to the whole affair as Sewergate. But for now it might help to focus on the process. To understand the breakdowns that led to dirty water flowing in St. Petersburg's streets and waterways. Talk to enough witnesses, and a familiar narrative emerges. The motives differ and the conclusions vary, but most people seem to view this a..>> view originalDefrocked expert witness in child sex cases 'squeaked by' with little ...
Josh Adams thought he'd found a solid expert witness for his client. The Orlando attorney was representing Jason Eugene Daniels, who faced more than a dozen felonies involving sexual abuse of a child. Adams said Daniels' cell mate William Teets had mentioned Chester Kwitowski, who had already appeared as computer forensics expert in other Polk County cases including Teets'. Adams called Kwitowski and asked for his resume. "He certainly seemed very confident and knowledgeable and I never had any ..>> view originalWawrinka to face 'future of tennis' Zverev in Russia final
Stan Wawrinka will try to follow up his U.S. Open championship with another title in St. Petersburg after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (8), 6-2 in their semifinal Saturday.Unbeaten in 10 matches, the Swiss star must beat fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev to win the title after the German teenager disposed of Tomas Berdych in the first semifinal.Seeded first in St. Petersburg, Wawrinka had to come through a tough first set against Bautista Agut. The Spaniard had two set points in the tiebreaker..>> view originalCharlie Crist calls for Deborah Clark to open an early voting polling ...
A day after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman called on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to open a polling place for early voting in south ...>> view originalRays lose to 6-4 to playoff-bound Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are showing Tampa Bay how far the Rays have to climb after a last-place season.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win."They're definitely the team to beat right now, in my eyes," Danny Farquhar said after allowing Pedroia's home run.Boston maintained a 5½-game lead over Toronto for the division tit..>> view originalRed Sox clinch playoff berth as Porcello wins 22nd
With the complicated math of baseball in the wild-card era, players in the Boston clubhouse was unaware the Red Sox are playoff bound.Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Saturday night for their 10th consecutive win.Boston maintained a 5½-game lead over Toronto for the division title and ensured no worse than the AL's second wild card. While the Red..>> view originalWhatever happened to the Trump Tower Tampa site and other big ...
A 35-story apartment tower in downtown St. Petersburg. Two huge new communities with sunset views of Old Tampa Bay. A 52-story tower overlooking Tampa’s Riverwalk. If you haven’t heard much about these lately, it’s because not much is happening — at least not yet. While a $2 billion redo of Tampa’s Channel District and other mega projects are underway, others have yet to get out of the ground. That’s partly the nature of the projects themselves and partly the nature of development in general, e..>> view originalSports on TV: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016
AUTO RACINGTIMETVSprint Cup: New England 3002 p.m.NBCNHRA: Midwest Nationals 2 p.m.FS1BASEBALLTIMETVMLB: Yankees @ Blue Jays1:07 p.m.TBSMLB: Braves @ Marlins1:10 p.m.FSFLMLB: Red Sox @ Rays1:10 p.m.SUNMLB: Rockies @ Dodgers4:10 p.m.MLBNMLB: Cardinals @ Cubs8 p.m.ESPN ESPNDBASKETBALLTIMETVWNBA: Atlanta @ Chicago1 p.m.ESPN2FOOTBALLTIMETVNFL: Browns @ Dolphins 1 p.m.CBSNFL: 49ers @ Seahawks4 p.m.FOXNFL: Jets @ Chiefs4:25 p.m.CBSNFL: Bears @ Cowboys8:30 p.m.NBCGOLFTIMETVEuropean: Porsche Open6:30 a..>> view originalU.S. Coast Guard Honors Dorothy Kurtz
By MarEx 2016-09-25 04:42:07 Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard carried the casket of Dorothy Kurtz, member of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve, to her final resting place Monday, September 19 2016 at Venice Memorial Gardens, Venice, Florida. Kurtz was one of the first women to serve in the Coast Guard as a SPAR (Semper Paratus - Always Ready) during World War II from 1943 to 1946. During World War II, on November 23, 1942, President Franklin D. Roos..>> view originalGirardi said he walked out on media over bullpen question
New York manager Joe Girardi said he walked out of Friday's post-game media session because he was upset by questions about his bullpen usage, not because the slumping Yankees lost ground in the AL wild card race and were eliminated from the AL East."That's a sign of some of the questions I was asked," Girardi said before Saturday's game. "There's some things I don't like. If I don't like it, I'm not going to deal with it, bottom line."The Yankees lost 9-0 in Toronto on Friday, their ninth defe..>> view original
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