A mellow four-day camping trip goes almost perfectly — except for a wrong turn that has kayakers "a little confused." ...more

January 31, 2009

As Black Friday ticks ever closer, you'd think a once-in-a-lifetime sale will be taking place at Best Buy when it opens its doors at 5 o'clock on the morning after Thanksgiving. Four nylon tents line the sidewalk just east of the front door. Sleepy-eyed squatters peer out from half-open flaps. ...more

November 26, 2008

Pinellas County deputies used a helicopter and a K-9 unit to track down the man they say attacked a homeless couple with a brick and then raped the woman. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - The tale of two Tampa Bay area cities and how they treat the homeless illustrates how hospitality seems to run in cycles. ...more

December 14, 2007

Matthew Luther felt invigorated while setting up camp at Pinellas Hope, the 10-acre campsite for the homeless that opened Saturday. ...more

December 2, 2007

Earlier this year, the city's homeless were bouncing from place to place, moving their tents and tattered belongings from one makeshift campsite to another. ...more

December 1, 2007

The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 27, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 26, 2007

A man wanted for several sex crimes in Georgia has been captured in Florida, but not without a fight. ...more

November 5, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Video images of police wielding box cutters, slicing and discarding homeless people's tents deemed a fire and public safety threat, cast a national spotlight on St. Petersburg's treatment of some of its neediest residents. Now, a tent city preparing to open on Dec. 1 is aimed at avoiding a possible repeat of the widely publicized tent-slashing incident in January. ...more

October 31, 2007