Gov. Charlie Crist will honor a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy for ending a gunman's rampage and saving the lives of two deputies. ...more

December 2, 2008

Regarding "Deputies Honored For Actions" (Metro, Sept. 10): The Tribune highlighted recognition received by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies Malachi McCoy, Arturo "Art" Lence and Raymond Wilson for their actions in a horrific event on June 7. ...more

September 12, 2008

The three Hillsborough County deputies who ended a gunman's rampage in northwest Tampa in June were honored Tuesday for their efforts. ...more

September 10, 2008

Three Hillsborough County deputies who ended a gunman's rampage in northwest Tampa in June will be recognized at an awards ceremony this afternoon. Deputy Malachi McCoy, 29, will receive the Medal of Honor, the highest award bestowed by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies Ray Wilson and Arturo "Art" Lence will receive the Silver Cross. ...more

September 9, 2008

Deputy Malachi McCoy, who ended a gunman's rampage in northwest Tampa in June, will receive the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Medal of Honor at an awards ceremony in September. ...more

August 25, 2008

Deputy Malachi McCoy, who ended a gunman's rampage in northwest Tampa in June, will receive the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Medal of Honor at an awards ceremony in September. ...more

August 20, 2008

On June 7 I worked in the yard, went out to dinner and watched the Rays win again. I completely avoided any TV and Internet news. ...more

June 14, 2008

St. Pete Mayor Recommends Va. Developer For Trop By CARLOS MONCADA The Tampa Tribune ST. PETERSBURG -- Mayor Rick Baker is recommending a Virginia-based developer to transform Tropicana Field and its parking lots into a massive mixed-use community of shops, restaurants, offices, hotels and residences. In a memo today to the city council, Baker said he concurs with the recommendation of his staff to select Archstone-Madison, of Arlington, over the Tampa Bay Rays' preferred developer, Houston-based Hines Interests. Hines was retained by the Rays last year to produce a site development plan for the 86-acre Tropicana site. That plan was unveiled when the team announced the new stadium proposal in November. The council will consider Baker's recommendation at its meeting on Thursday. Redeveloping the Tropicana site is a key part of the Rays' plan to build a $450 million ballpark on the downtown waterfront by 2012. The recommendation is to authorize city staff to negotiate further with Archstone-Madison and to enter into a memorandum of understanding by Aug. 1. Council members voted last week to begin the process for scheduling a Nov. 4 referendum on a new waterfront stadium. Final action on the referendum is set for Aug. 7, when the council also could take action on the memo of understanding, Baker wrote. Archstone-Madison and Hines were among three developers who submitted bids to the city to redevelop the Tropicana site. Although both proposed similar town center-style developments, Archstone-Madison's 5.4 million-square-foot project, called "EcoVerde," was more intense than Hines' 3.11 million-square-foot project, dubbed "West End St. Pete." Thus Archstone-Madison offered the greater potential return on property and sales tax revenue generated at the site, staff said. Archstone-Madison's proposal "strongly reflects the vision established" in the city's nationwide request for proposals, the mayor's memo states. The memo notes that Archstone-Madison's $65 million purchase offer for the Tropicana site "is highest and comes closest to covering the remaining debt on Tropicana Field." Hines offered $60.6 million. The Rays' financing plan proposes using the proceeds from the dome's sale to pay off the remaining city and Pinellas County debt on the stadium. The Archstone-Madison project, when completed around 2020, would create a projected 5,574 new jobs compared with 3,174 for the Hines project, which would be finished by 2016. the memo said. Also, Archstrone-Madison would create 17,521 construction jobs while the project is under way, versus 10,959 for Hines. The Archstone-Madison proposal would generate $37.5 million in annual tax revenue, including $7.5 million for the city, according to a final comparison between the two developers. The Hines project would raise $23.1 million in yearly tax revenue, with $4.3 million going to the city. Neither developer, though, offered the city a guarantee on that projected tax revenue. ...more

June 13, 2008

Just like that and there is a hole in your stomach and you think you are dead. ...more

June 11, 2008

A week ago, Deputy Malachi McCoy was reading the Bible and came upon Psalm 28:7. He was immediately drawn to one line in the verse: "The Lord is my shield." ...more

June 10, 2008