Officials in the Florida Panhandle said late Sunday they were preparing to charge a suspect with open murder in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities. ...more

July 12, 2009

It took me a while to find the column. I read it and then looked at the date. It had happened on March 27, 1991, exactly 18 years ago. ...more

March 27, 2009

Former Chamberlain High basketball player Arius Fayson, the motorcyclist killed late Saturday night after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of an SUV on Interstate 75, was remembered as a "real positive, upbeat, likable person." ...more

July 1, 2008

ST PETERSBURG - Concerned about toys tainted with toxic lead paint or with small parts that can lodge in a toddler's throat, the Salvation Army this morning mustered a handful of volunteers to go through all donated toys earmarked as holiday gifts for needy children. ...more

November 27, 2007

Beulah Hafner seeks return of ring lost at Port Richey Olive Garden. Was last gift from late husband. ...more

November 13, 2007

Wednesday morning was dark and wet. Rain pelted the pavement at the corner of West Shore Boulevard and Montgomery Avenue. That's where Beulah May Lofts, in a gray crossing-guard shirt and green pants, was struck and critically injured. ...more

October 26, 2007

TAMPA - Wednesday morning was dark and wet. Rain pelted the pavement at the corner of West Shore Boulevard and Montgomery Avenue. That's where Beulah May Lofts, in a gray crossing-guard shirt and green pants, was struck and critically injured. She had been at the intersection for only a few minutes. This morning, as Lofts lay in the intensive-care unit at Tampa General Hospital, classes continued at nearby Monroe Middle and Lanier Elementary schools, just a half-block from where the 76-year-old woman was struck. ...more

October 25, 2007

TAMPA - A 76-year-old school crossing guard was hit by a car early Wednesday near Monroe Middle and Lanier Elementary schools, police said. ...more

October 25, 2007