14-year-old charged in shooting death
Police say the boy shot the victim, who is still unidentified, after he refused to pay for crack cocaine.

School system to pitch charter school idea
TAMPA -- The Hillsborough County School Board will be presented tonight with plans to turn a dilapidated building on Highland Avenue into the county's eighth charter school.

Some merchants aim to tame Guavaween
TAMPA -- To the organizers of the 14th annual Guavaween, this year's event was an unblemished success: record-setting crowds, few arrests and a pile of money raised for the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce.

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