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| Police: Tampa's crime rate down nearly 16% The city's crime rate has plummeted 56 percent in the past seven years, police announced today, including a nearly 16 percent reduction last year. |
| More airport snarls as rain ushers cold blast to Tampa Storms across the Midwest and moving into the Mid-Atlantic today are taking their toll on air traffic, forcing a growing number of cancellations and delays at Tampa International Airport. The storm system battering northern states is bringing rain to West Central Florida today, and it will probably drag into the early evening in the Tampa Bay area. |
| ID of FedEx driver killed in Tampa crash released William Morales, 45, of Tampa, was driving the FedEx tractor-trailer, which hit a concrete barrier wall and concrete pillars at the U.S. 301 overpass about 3 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said. Morales died at the scene. |
| Port Authority sues to terminate Channelside management lease The Tampa Port Authority has filed a lawsuit to terminate the lease of Channelside's management company. |
| Federal officials review Toyota Corolla steering complaints Federal safety officials say they will look into complaints from Toyota Corolla drivers about difficulty with the steering on their vehicles. |
| Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard what sounded like a small explosion, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open the doors. |
| Southwest offers $39 fares for three days only Southwest Airlines is offering a sale geared toward leisure travelers who want to make short trips this spring. |
| Tampa eyes 40th Street corridor for improvements After more than 80 years of existence, the Temple Crest neighborhood is being linked with four adjacent bedroom communities to create a long-term vision for 40th Street. City planners recently introduced residents of Temple Crest, River Grove, Woodland Terrace, Live Oaks Square and Northeast Community ? five neighborhoods sprinkled along 40th Street, bounded by Busch Boulevard to the north and Hillsborough Avenue to the south ? to the concept of the 40th Street Planning Area. |
| Tampa actor has role in star-studded 'Valentine's Day' Tampa's Carter Jenkins doesn't have the biggest role in "Valentine's Day" but he has one of the most memorable scenes. |
| FDA wants limits on radiation-based medical scans The Food and Drug Administration said today it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades. |
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