Saying John McCain has been a "sidekick," not a maverick, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden got aggressive toward the Republican ticket in a speech at the University of South Florida on Wednesday. ...more

October 9, 2008

TAMPA Tampa Fire Rescue Lt. Natalie Brown has seen a lot in her 14 years as a firefighter and paramedic. Victims and patients come and go, but she always will remember Willie Robinson, the man impaled on a spike fence. ...more

February 1, 2008

A few years ago, while visiting the Tribune editorial board, former Rep. Sam Gibbons, Hillsborough County's longtime congressman and a World War II veteran, mentioned how relieved he was when two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in August 1945. His feelings were shared by millions of servicemen who would have been part of a planned invasion of the Japanese islands. ...more

November 6, 2007