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At Allegiant, a board and business model with roots in ValuJet

By WIlliam R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash and Anthony Cormier, Times Staff Writers

ValuJet broke into the airline industry in 1993 with a distinctive business model: offer ultra-cheap fares to undercut larger competitors and attract new customers who otherwise couldn't afford to …

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Florida drives surge in Obamacare enrollment

By Kathleen McGrory, Times Staff Writer

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Fake pizza delivery man steals packages from Tampa homes

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  1. Fake pizza delivery man steals packages from Tampa homes

    12/21/16 CrimeTimes Staff

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    Police: Fake delivery man steals packages

  2. Pasco sheriff's deputy facing domestic battery charge

    12/21/16 CrimeTimes staff

    LAND O' LAKES — A Pasco County sheriff's road patrol deputy is facing a domestic battery charge after the agency said he pushed his girlfriend during an altercation inside their home.

  3. Bucs' DC Smith has spot on NFL's head-coaching carousel

    12/21/16 BucsBy Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer

    TAMPA — The NFL coaching carousel is beginning to spin, and the Bucs could learn soon if it's won and done for defensive coordinator Mike Smith.

    Mike Smith, center, is being mentioned for head coaching jobs because of his Bucs work.

  4. Lightning goalie Bishop out 3-4 weeks with lower-body injury

    12/21/16 Lightning Strikes By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer

    TAMPA — When Lightning goalie Ben Bishop got hurt Tuesday night, backup Andrei Vasilevskiy was asked if he was ready to take over if the injury sidelined Bishop for a prolonged period.

    Ben Bishop is out three to four weeks with a lower-body injury. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Times]

  5. Noxious fumes knock out father, lead to son's arrest in New Port Richey subdivision

    12/21/16 Public Safety Times staff

    NEW PORT RICHEY — Fumes that may have caused a man to collapse inside a New Port Richey subdivision led to the arrest of the man's son Wednesday, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

  6. Ben Bishop out 3-4 weeks with injury

    12/21/16 BlogsJoe Smith

    When goalie Ben Bishop got hurt Tuesday night, backup Andrei Vasilevskiy was asked if he's ready to take over if the injury was for an prolonged period.

    "That's why I'm here," Vasilevskiy said.

    Three-to-four weeks puts Ben Bishop's return in middle to late January.

  7. Florida drives surge in Obamacare enrollment

    12/21/16 HealthBy Kathleen McGrory, Times Staff Writer

    Despite the Affordable Care Act's uncertain fate, nearly 1.3 million Floridians have enrolled in coverage for 2017, up from about 1.1 million at this time last year for 2016 coverage, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday.

    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday that more people had enrolled in an Affordable Care Act plan than had at this time last year. [Associated Press]

  8. Here's how Arby's went from a punch line to a pacesetter

    12/21/16 RetailAtlanta Journal-Constitution

    When Paul Brown was named chief executive at Arby's in 2013, the Atlanta fast-food chain was just beginning to recover from a yearslong slide that had left it a punch line on The Daily Show.

    After being a punchline for years, Arby's has turned it around under the leadership of CEP Paul Brown. Associated Press.

  9. Ayers out with illness; right tackle remains question mark

    12/21/16 BlogsGreg Auman

    Three days before the Bucs play a pivotal game at New Orleans, there are question marks on both sides of the line of scrimmage for Tampa Bay.

    Robert Ayers, missed Wednesday's practice due to illness.

  10. Snowbird turtles winter in florida

    12/21/16 WildlifeLOREN ELLIOTT | Times

    This afternoon Clearwater Marine Aquarium received three Loggerhead sea turtles at Tampa Executive Airport in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. 19 total sea turtles, a mix of Loggerheads and Kemp's Ridley to be exact, suffered "cold shock" in the winter weather on the Massachusetts coast. They were brought to …

    Sea turtle biologist Lauren Bell of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium moves a turtle inside a transport truck at Tampa Executive Airport in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.

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