June 2007

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June 22, 2007

BISH DAD FACES LONG RECOVERY

WARREN - The family of John J. Bish, a prominent Warren resident who suffered a stroke last week, expects a lengthy recovery process and has established a fund to help with recuperation expenses, a family spokesman said yesterday. Heather K.... ... more

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June 20, 2007

Mom heard son being attacked

She was on the phone with the teen when two boys used anti-gay slurs and beat him. By MICHAEL A. MOHAMMED TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Kathy Thyben was on the phone to her son when she heard the voices of... ... more

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Baby Jack 'Suffers' To Save Young Lives

TAMPA - Baby Jack cried as Janet Goree tossed him gently in the air, trying a game to soothe his wails. Then she shook him hard about five times. The crying stopped. 'Baby Jack' is a doll with a transparent... ... more

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June 7, 2007

Teen charged in man's beating

By BEN MONTGOMERY Published June 7, 2007 TAMPA - Detectives say it was a teenager who brutally attacked Kris Scheppe, 27 and blind, in the broad daylight of May 25, a short stroll from downtown. Michael "Mike-Mike" Watts, 16, has... ... more

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Library Software To Teach Children To Avoid Predators

By LINDSAY WILKES-EDRINGTON, The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - Children who use computers in Hillsborough County public libraries will soon be encouraged to complete an Internet safety program before logging online. Hillsborough County commissioners announced Wednesday that starting Monday all computers... ... more

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School Locks Down After Gunfire Shatters The Calm

TAMPA - School officials plan to add security to Middleton High School after three young men entered the campus, fought with a student and fired a shot at him as he ran inside. No one was injured in the midday... ... more

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June 1, 2007

Anti-Crime Teams Sent to 4 More Cities

WASHINGTON (AP) - A violent crime spike in four cities led the Justice Department on Friday to dispatch additional teams of federal agents to combat guns, gangs or surging murder rates in Mesa, Ariz.; Orlando, Fla.; San Bernardino, Calif., and... ... more

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Adult Filmmaker Charged With Obscenity

By BILLY HOUSE, The Tampa Tribune Published: June 1, 2007 WASHINGTON - A California man is scheduled to be arraigned in Tampa on July 12 after he and an entertainment company were hit with federal obscenity charges. Paul Little, 50,... ... more

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