Bay News 9 - Your News Channel http://www.baynews9.com News: Breaking News, Local News en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:51 EST Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:51 EST Copyright 2008 Bay News 9 comments@baynews9.com (Bay News 9 Comments) webmaster@baynews9.com (WebMaster) 30 Hurricane Ike weakens to Category 2 over Cuba News / National Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:00 EST http://www.baynews9.com/Chat.cfm?event=evtAddThread&ThreadTypeId=1&ContentId=380324 http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/9/8/380324.html?title=Hurricane%20Ike%20weakens%20to%20Category%202%20over%20Cuba

Hurricane Ike has weakened as it passes over Cuba; still, tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Florida Keys.

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Federal officials on Sunday unveiled an extraordinary takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, putting the government in charge of the twin mortgage giants and the $5 trillion in home loans they back.
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An overnight kidnapping in Pinellas County ending with one of the kidnappers being shot to death.
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The three finalists for Pinellas superintendent have their second round of interviews starting Monday morning. Parents will get to hear from them in person Monday night.

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A police chase of a robbery suspect crossed two counties overnight and ended with a deadly crash in St. Petersburg.
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Hillary Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama in Tampa.
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A Palm Harbor faith ministry is helping storm victims in Haiti.
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McCain running mate ready to for her first television interview, offers meeting with ABC News
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Atrina Simpkins, 9, found a best friend in Winter.
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Ever since about 120 members of the 356th National Guard unit left Lake Wales in June, the Temple Baptist Church of Dundee has been collecting supplies

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The Manatee Red Cross Chapter is on a mission to get more volunteers trained and out the door.

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Republican incumbent Jim Coats says the race for the sheriff of Pinellas County boils down to his 35 years of experience.

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The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a new comprehensive energy bill in the next week.
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