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TAMPA (2009-11-05) Thirty people in the Tampa area were charged Tuesday with mortgage fraud. It's part of a larger, federal investigation that included many of Florida’s major cities like Orlando and Jacksonville. Mortgage brokers, realtors and even some bank officials were arrested and could end up behind bars for up to 30 years if convicted.
TAMPA (2009-11-04) State Sen.Paula Dockery has filed paperwork in Tallahassee to enter the governor's race - and force a Republican primary. Dockery says she never planned to run for statewide office, but was persuaded by supporters to enter the race. She spoke about her candidacy just after filing her papers Tuesday with WUSF's Steve Newborn.
TAMPA (2009-11-03) On Wednesday, Hillsborough County Commissioners are set to hear a proposal for a penny sales tax that would among other things, pay for the region's first light rail line. Monday, the mayor of a city that's already done it came to Tampa to tell the locals about his experiences.
An NPR producer wanted to get to know her colleagues better and bake some fun into the week. From that experience, “All Cakes Considered” was born. WUSF’s Susan Giles Wantuck spoke to producer Melissa Gray about her new book, which includes recipes for cakes like “The Naughty Senator.”
TAMPA (2009-10-30) Law officials say gangs are present in many of Hillsborough County schools in one form or another. That’s why the Leto High principal scheduled an “awareness” meeting to teach parents how to spot it if their child is in a gang. And, there also are other prevention initiatives.
TAMPA (2009-10-30) A new University of Florida study shows that Christians who value communal forms of worship over doctrine have emerged as a liberal alternative to the religious right.
TAMPA (2009-10-30) The problem of housing growing numbers of homeless has come into the public consciousness the past couple of years in urban areas of Tampa Bay. Two recent proposals for tent cities in Hillsborough County failed, and now some people are taking an alternative approach to funding remedies.
TAMPA (2009-10-29) Tampa airman Rex Temple can already see snow in the mountains near his Afghan base. But, as the winter settles in – the senior master sergeant has found that the cold-weather gear supplied to Afghan soldiers has become a hot seller at the local bazaars.
TAMPA (2009-10-28) President Obama flew into Arcadia Tuesday,as Florida Power and Light flipped the switch on its new solar power plant.
TAMPA (2009-10-27) The streets of Kabul, Afghanistan were filled with angry demonstrators and Afghan National Police Sunday. Getting caught up in it all was Tampa airman Rex Temple whom WUSF has been following in our series My Last Tour. He spoke with WUSF yesterday just hours after the encounter.
TAMPA (2009-10-26) A ribbon cutting was held today for two Draper Laboratories, in St. Petersburg and USF's main Tampa campus. WUSF talks about it with Len Polizzotto, who is responsible for strategic business development at Draper's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
TAMPA (2009-10-22) An Afghan soldier is killed in an ambush. The brother of that soldier - also an Afghan soldier - is being mentored by Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple. The Tampa airman talks about the personal connection with his Afghan counterpart.
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