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Jan 27, 2012 at 11:48 PM

St. Petersburg, Florida - Most people would consider a finger being wagged in their face - rude. This past Wednesday, the Governor of Arizona shook her finger in the face of the most powerful man in the free world.

Priscilla Murtha runs her own company, "Protocol By Priscilla" where
...more she teaches basic etiquette. Murtha said she had to learn about protocol not only from the pages of Emily Post's book, but from her parents as well.

Murtha said, "My daddy retired from the Joints Chief of Staff and so my parents and my brother and I attended formal events and my mom and dad taught us how to behave properly in any situation."

She has a problem with the way Arizona's Governor, Jan Brewer, greeted President Obama. Murtha said, "Especially considering it's our Commander in Chief and the first thing I noticed is the personal space. The Governor was much too close and the gesture is rude. That was not the place because greetings and farewells are very important so
Jan 27, 2012 at 3:40 PM

Tampa, Florida -- As college students see the cost of tuition, books and fees go up, some students are finding a new way to make extra cash for school.  

"Ooh, the money that they can make, that's too much," said Kat Humphreis, a sophomore at USF.

Humphreis and Junior Gina
...more Riley are learning how some classmates are making thousands of dollars a month by signing up as a "Sugar Baby".  

The website, Seeking Arrangement.com, pairs up wealthy older men or women known as "Sugar Daddies" or "Sugar Mommies" with younger, attractive men and women usually college students called "Sugar Babies" in exchange for companionship and monetary compensation.

"A college student wants help with college bills some with rent or for a man to pay for plastic surgery," explained Brandon Wade, the founder and CEO of Seeking Arrangement.com.

Wade said he has more than 1 million registered users looking for a "mutually beneficial relationship".

Wade
Jan 27, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Law enforcement in Clearwater found Bunch's skeletal remains on Thursday inside a coffin nestled in a storage unit. Turns out the body may have been packed in there for 16 years, since shortly after Bunch died in 1994.

 

 

 

Jan 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Tampa Police will face the biggest event in Bay Area history with the Republican National Convention and thousands of protestors.
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:55 PM
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Rudy Fernandez poured in 23 points to lead four
teammates in double-figures as the ...
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Rudy Fernandez poured in 23 points to lead four
teammates in double-figures as the Denver Nuggets topped the Toronto Raptors,
96-81 at Pepsi Center.
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:34 PM

Plant City, FL -- It's not too late to get in shape for the 2012 Strawberry Distance Challenge.
It takes place Saturday, Feb. 18 with a start time of 7:30 a.m.
It's a 5k Run/Walk beginning at Walden lake West Side. Parking and registration are at the Polo Field.
You can also
...more register the day of the race beginning at 6:30 a.m.
For more information go to www.strawberrydistancechallenge.com.
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Tricia Liston had 16 points. leading No. 5 Duke
to a dominant 81-37 win over Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Bridgeport, CT (Sports Network) - Lamont Jones tallied 20 as the Iona Gaels
took care of the Fairfield Stags ...
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Niagara University, NY (Sports Network) - Justin Drummond led all scorers with
21 points as the Loyola-Maryland ...
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Dayton, OH (Sports Network) - Julius Mays finished with 16 points as the
Wright State Raiders came back to ...
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rodrigue Beaubois scored a season-high 22 points
to power the short-handed Mavericks ...
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Rodrigue Beaubois scored a season-high 22 points
to power the short-handed Mavericks to a 116-101 win over Utah.
Jan 27, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Ruskin, Florida -- Hillsborough deputies say they have arrested three people believed to have stolen more than a dozen golf carts from several mobile home parks.

Jason Beeche and Michael Griffiths were pulled over by deputies on Thursday after they were seen driving a golf cart on
...more 19th Avenue NW and US 41 N in Ruskin. Detectives learned the golf cart was stolen from earlier that morning, and after investigating further, learned the two men were responsible for stealing 16 golf carts and also burglarizing several sheds over the last month.

With the information gathered, deputies also arrested Nicole Kramer, for allegedly buying and/or trading drugs for at least three of the golf carts. Tools stolen from the sheds were found in Kramer's hotel room.

"It is unusual," said Sgt. Robert Labarge, with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies say a number of the carts were stolen without the owners leaving the key inside, because many carts
Jan 27, 2012 at 5:59 PM

Tampa, Florida - At the Bead Barn in Tampa, last minute shoppers are getting ready for the big day.

"You collect pins from the other pirates and put them on your hat; so I need a hat," says Fawn Meehan, who will participate in the parade with the Peg Leg Pirates.

Photos:
...more Gasparilla through history

More Pictures: Gasparilla Parade 2011

Even though the Gasparilla celebration is more than 100 years old, it's still brand new to some folks like Sherri Hatfield who recently moved to Tampa. Sherri says she's heard all about it. "That it's really crowded, lots of people and just total craziness," she says while picking out beads.

So 10 News asked some Gasparilla veterans to help out the first-timers. Their first big tip - get there early.

"Oh yeah, you definitely have to be there early. It fills up really fast," says UT student Mark Miller.

So just "how" do you get there? "If you get a taxi you can get dropped off real close