If you step away from it for a minute and look at it through a different lens, you begin to see how trivial it really is. ...more

February 1, 2008

Six snowmobilers missing in the mountains for 2 1/2 days while a howling blizzard swirled around them were rescued on Monday. They were hungry and cold but unhurt after taking shelter in a cozy cabin and calling 911 on a cell phone when the storm eased. ...more

January 8, 2008

A black night, a slick road and high winds turned an evening of socializing with friends into a frightening brush with disaster that left two young women trapped in a local retention pond. ...more

December 22, 2007

Thomas L. Brackett was furious when he found out his 70-year-old mother decided his brother's ventilator should be unplugged. He snapped, shoving her to the ground and punching his other brother, who is physically disabled, Tampa police say. ...more

December 6, 2007

TAMPA - Upset because his 70-year-old mother decided his brother's ventilator should be unplugged, a Tampa man shoved the woman to the ground and punched his other brother, who is physically disabled, Tampa police say. ...more

December 5, 2007

A woman stabbed her 12-year-old autistic nephew in both eyes with a military-style dagger, likely leaving him permanently blind, police said. ...more

December 2, 2007

RIVERVIEW – It appears that "someone" drilled into a pipeline, causing an ammonia leak in the area of US 301 and the Alafia River, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 13, 2007

A 16-year-old boy drilling into a pipeline released a cloud of ammonia Monday evening, forcing what could be a two-day evacuation for hundreds of residents near the Alafia River. ...more

November 13, 2007

TAMPA - Two months after he was charged with driving under the influence in Pinellas Park, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer David Boston was arrested Saturday on charges involving a dispute with his wife at their home in Cooper City, authorities said. ...more

October 17, 2007

The San Diego Chargers acquired Chris Chambers from the Miami Dolphins just before the trade deadline, giving quarterback Philip Rivers a veteran wide receiver to work with. ...more

October 17, 2007