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Tampa, Florida is located in Hillsborough County. Zip codes in Tampa, FL include 33623, 33681, and 33674. The median home price in Tampa is $172,500 which is roughly $86/per square foot. More Tampa information.

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3 hrs ago | CBS Local

Parents Of Toddler Arrested For Leaving Him In Car

Hillsborough County deputies have arrested the parents of a 23-month-old boy left in an SUV for eight hours.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Florida Times-Union

Governor nixes Amazon jobs, Tampa battles squirrels

Gov. Rick "Let's get to work," "It's working," "Jobs, jobs, jobs" Scott has put the kibosh on a deal with Amazon that would have brought 2,500 jobs to the state.

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WDUV-FM Saint Petersburg

The Latest On The Lens

St Pete City Council decided to fund only half of the $1.5 million requested for the next phase of the Lens Project.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Black bear captured in Tampa neighborhood

Eloy Perez first spotted the bear in the backyard home at 2817 Broad Street W. after letting his dog outside.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Bad DUI arrest from cop who arrested "MJ/Schnitt's" attorney

A high profile DUI arrest involving a Tampa Police officer, who is already in the middle of another huge DUI controversy after he arrested radio personality M-J's attorney, is bringing charges of overzealous officers.

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Patch.com

Tea Party Targeting, AP Phone Taps: What's Up with Government Lately?

Tampa Bay residents who keep up with the headlines coming out of Washington, D.C., have likely found themselves scratching their heads more than a few times this past week.

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Creative Loafing Tampa

Conservative group rallies in Florida to keep ban on 'avowed' gay Boy Scouts

Boy Scout delegates will decide next week if the ban on gay Scouts remains or not.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bucs Moving on to Phase III of Offseason

The Buccaneers will use the first of their 10 allotted OTA days next Monday, kicking off the third and final phase of the nine-week offseason workout as prescribed by the NFL The opening of free agency in early March marks the beginning of a new league year, and the annual draft in late April seems to bisect the NFL's long offseason.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Unemployment continues downward trend

The unemployment rate for Pinellas County dropped to 6.5 percent in April, according to the May 17 report from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Busch Gardens celebrates opening of 'Madagascar' show

Busch Gardens is celebrating the opening of its stage show " Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation" with special events at the Tampa theme park Saturday and Sunday.

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Examiner.com

Tampa federal agents arrest student for murder of girlfriend's unborn child

On May 15, 2013, the reported indictment of John Andrew Welden, 28, a pre-med student at the University of South Florida , Tampa, Fla ., sent shockwaves not only locally but nationwide.

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AdelaideNow...

Bank boss Dimon faces leadership vote

JPMorgan Chase chief, Jamie Dimon, faces a major challenge to his leadership next week in the wake of the "London Whale" debacle.

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Business Journal

Tampa Art Museum chief on curating in an attention deficit

Our smartphone, fast-paced, low attention span era is impacting our cultural assets.

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Patch.com

Avoid Expressway at Rush Hour For A Few Months, FDOT Says

Delays and construction along the Selmon Expressway have been fairly commonplace.

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Thu May 16, 2013

WMNF-FM Tampa

Tampa City Council approves noise ordinance on first reading

Seven Tampa residents lined up in Tampa City Council Chambers Thursday to speak in support of a proposed noise ordinance.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

County addressing short yellow light investigation, Tampa won't

The Hillsborough County Commission has instructed staff to study the lengths of its yellow lights at red light camera intersections, as well as national standards identified by the 10 News Investigators as being ignored all across the region.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Pre-med student arrested for tricking girlfriend into taking abortion pill

TAMPA, Florida -- The last post on Andrew Welden's Facebook page is as sad as it is chilling.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Too pretty for prison: No jail time for Tampa Teacher Debra LaFave

A plea deal has been reached in the case of Tampa teacher Debra LaFave. Debra LaFave pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery, on count one, 2 years community control and on count two, one year community control with 7 years of probation.

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KMCX-FM Ogallala

SHOCK: Baby dies after man allegedly tricks girlfriend into taking abortion pill

Prosecutors claim John Andrew Welden, 28, switched the label on an abortion pill bottle to make it look like Amoxicillin A man in Tampa, Florida, is being accused of secretly slipping his girlfriend an abortion drug, an act that killed the couple's unborn baby.

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Creative Loafing Tampa

The Sugar Man lands in Tampa: Rodriguez live at the Straz Center

A look back at the Thurs., May 9 concert. by Gabe Echazabal Undoubtedly, one of greatest and most jaw-dropping real life rock 'n roll stories to emerge in recent years is that of Sixto Rodriguez.

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