Tamara Lush named AP's Tampa correspondent

MIAMI (AP) — Tamara Lush, who has covered such assignments as the Haiti earthquake and the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been appointed Tampa Bay bureau correspondent by The Associated Press.

The appointment was announced Wednesday by South Regional Editor Lisa Marie Pane and Florida News Editor Terry Spencer. She succeeds Mitch Stacy, who transferred to the AP’s Ohio operation.