Ernest Hooper
A culinary ploy; taking a bar exam
If there is one passion my wife has, other than taking care of me and the kids, it is cooking.

Hillsborough County news
Pokey, the three-legged black bear, dies at zoo
One of Lowry Park Zoo's oldest residents, he died Oct. 28. Officials await necropsy results to learn the reason.

Tampa landlord sued over apartment deal
TAMPA -- Two New York investors have accused apartment landlord Steven Green of fraud and conspiracy in a failed $3.44-million deal to buy Green's Greenwich Commons, an 82-unit apartment complex near the University of South Florida.

Pit bull owner may not face prosecution
Neighbors' reluctance to help makes it difficult to prosecute in the dog attack, officials say.

2 boat crews charged with drug running
TAMPA -- The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted two boats and accused those aboard of smuggling cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The interceptions resulted in 14 arrests and netted more than 5 tons of cocaine.

Four homeless after blaze at duplex
TAMPA -- Two men, a woman and a baby were homeless early Monday after their home at 108 W Knollwood St. caught fire.

Bogus officer tries abduction
TAMPA -- A man who police say abducted a hitchhiker while posing as a police officer was arrested Monday.

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