Youth athletes safer after 10 News Investigators story

Submitted by Noah Pransky, Reporter

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, 9:03am

TAMPA BAY, Florida - Months after a 10 News investigation called attention to often-ignored safety recommendations on soccer fields, tens of thousands of Tampa Bay-area kids are now safer.

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47 arrested in adult online ad sting

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012, 5:38am

Polk County, Florida -- During the weekend of Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11, Polk County Sheriff's detectives arrested 47 suspects during an undercover investigation into online adult ads.

Mug Shot Gallery: Online adult ad sting nets 47 arrests

During the sting, the suspects, consisting mostly of men, either responded to the ads or met with detectives with the intent to perform sex acts for money.

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Senator JD Alexander: "Tampa thinks Polk should be landfills and prisons"

Submitted by Isabel Mascarenas, Reporter

Monday, March 12th, 2012, 4:49pm

Senator JD Alexander: "Tampa thinks Polk should be landfills and prisons"

BARTOW, Fla. -- "USF comes through one of the most challenging chapters in history," USF President Judy Genshaft told the Tiger Bay Club in Bartow during a luncheon at the Peace River Country Club. Genshaft and USF Polytechnic's chancellor, David Touchton, answered questions from the group about Poly becoming the state's 12^th university.

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2 arrested for hiding missing teen

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Monday, March 12th, 2012, 2:44pm

Winter Haven, Florida -- Winter Haven Police have arrested the cousin of 15-year-old Kaleb Deckard and his girlfriend for helping Deckard run away on March 5.

According to police, Kaleb told detectives on March 4 he called his cousin, 18-year-old Taron Todd, and negotiated a deal that if he paid him $325 a month he could live with him and his girlfriend, 19-year-old Krista Walters.

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Sweet surprise for school lunch trays

Submitted by Grayson Kamm, Multi-Media Journalist

Monday, March 12th, 2012, 9:17am

Largo, Florida -- Students will see a sweet surprise on their school lunch trays in Pinellas County on Monday as thousands of fresh strawberries are served up for the first time.

Low strawberry prices meant the school district could snag an unprecedented deal on more than 500 flats of strawberries. Each flat cost less than $10 and carries eight sizable boxes of berries.

Frozen strawberries and small samplings of fresh ones have been offered to Pinellas County's students before, but this is the first time full servings of the fresh kids' favorite have been available.

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Expo challenges youth to think about their futures

Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter

Sunday, March 11th, 2012, 10:36pm

Expo challenges youth to think about their futures

Bartow, Florida -- What if? That's the goal behind this year's "What If Expo". To get high school aged kids in Bartow and other parts of Polk County to ask where they see themselves in their future.

The What if? Expo and symposium is an opportunity for local youth ages 14-21 to explore their options beyond high school "if" they don't become the next great basketball star or world famous model.

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