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Brianna Moore is escorted from a Tampa courtroom at the conclusion of a pretrial detention hearing last November. Moore, charged with manslaughter, is accused in the death of her newborn child after giving birth in a dorm room at the University of Tampa.
A baby was born and died in a Tampa college dorm room. Was it a crime?
Court records shed new light on the case of Brianna Moore, a student accused of manslaughter in the death of her newborn.
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
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Jabil to open manufacturing facility in North Carolina, not Florida
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The St. Petersburg company was considering a site in Florida, but ended up selecting North Carolina.
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Brianna Moore is escorted from a Tampa courtroom at the conclusion of a pretrial detention hearing last November. Moore, charged with manslaughter, is accused in the death of her newborn child after giving birth in a dorm room at the University of Tampa.
A baby was born and died in a Tampa college dorm room. Was it a crime?
Court records shed new light on the case of Brianna Moore, a student accused of manslaughter in the death of her newborn.
Jeff Knight talks on the phone aboard his boat after law enforcement officers escorted him to shore in Largo following an April crash with the Clearwater Ferry.
Clearwater Ferry crash thrust Jeff Knight into the spotlight. Who is he?
People walk by downtown bars along Central Avenue on Wednesday in St. Petersburg. A St. Petersburg police investigation that began last year after increased reports of pickpocketing and identification theft reports in the downtown bar district led to the arrest of two men who detectives suspect of defrauding 160 women out of $200,000 according to court documents.
Pickpocketing scheme leaves 160 women out of $200K, St. Petersburg police say
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