A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

An Austrian who fathered seven children with a daughter he held captive for 24 years refused to speak to her for years, coming into the squalid cellar only to rape her, often in front of the youngsters, a prosecutor said Monday. ...more

March 17, 2009

LOS ANGELES - The mother of the woman who used a fertility doctor to give birth to octuplets, despite already having six young children, called her daughter's actions "unconscionable" in an interview posted online Sunday. ...more

February 9, 2009

Valrico's Michael Cherry has had his spot in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program renewed for 2009, he confirmed. ...more

January 17, 2009

Former University of South Florida WR Amarri Jackson had the swagger of a first-round draft pick during the first day of Tampa Bay's rookie minicamp. ...more

May 3, 2008

On a January night nine years ago, Laura Snider was saved. A 27-year-old single mother at the time, Snider felt she had ruined her life through a disastrous marriage and divorce. But in her kitchen that night, after reading pamphlets and Bible passages that her boss had pointed her to, she realized she was a sinner, she said, she prayed for forgiveness, and put her trust in Christ. ...more

February 17, 2008

It was one cross among hundreds: White stone, about three feet high, glittery flecks sparkling in the sun. ...more

December 19, 2007

Kick. Stroke. Golda Marcus dug her cupped hands into the water, effortlessly gliding through the pool during a recent swim practice at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. ...more

December 9, 2007

Six-year-old Oscar Jimenez Jr. was beaten to death in California, then buried under fertilizer and cement. Two-year-old Devon Shackleford was drowned in an Arizona swimming pool. Jayden Cangro, also 2, died after being thrown across a room in Utah. ...more

November 18, 2007

Few dreams would be realized if they all died with the first rejection. In essence, that thought will be in the minds of Valrico's Michael Cherry and Sarasota's Danny 'The Hammer' Martin on Monday and Tuesday when each will try for a second time to earn a NASCAR 'scholarship' at South Boston Speedway in Virginia. ...more

October 10, 2007