With picture postcard weather and calm water, the 25th annual Leon Tolar Memorial Fishing Tournament attracted a large number of youngsters and parents to HL Bishop Park on Saturday. ...more

March 16, 2009

A Lakeland woman is accused of fracturing the skull of a one-month-old boy, officials said. ...more

January 30, 2009

A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. ...more

January 30, 2009

A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich briefly lived in Tampa while attending college. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1975, following his older brother Rob, who was already a student. ...more

December 10, 2008

A Tampa man is accused of exchanging fake money for real cash and cocaine, affidavits say. Randall Izquierdo-Cardenas, 38, is charged with felony possession of counterfeit bills and felony cocaine trafficking. He was held at Orient Road Jail today without bail, jail records show. ...more

October 10, 2008

About 200 knockoff designer handbags were spread out on a patch of grass at the University of Tampa on Thursday, and Ashley Zernich had her eye on one. ...more

September 26, 2008

St. Mary's Episcopal Day School welcomed eight new teachers to its faculty this year. Together, they bring more than 50 years of experience in elementary and middle school education. They are: Whitney Shepherd, prekindergarten; Ellen Lauterbach, kindergarten; Elizabeth Yarnold, kindergarten; Anne Bruckner, second grade; Randy Hall, physical education; Linda Boza, middle school social studies; Andrea Cardenas, sixth-grade language arts; and Justin Stoddard, technology. Stoddard is a St. Mary's graduate. ...more

September 24, 2008

The "Today" show's political road trip stops at the University of Tampa today with Matt Lauer and Al Roker broadcasting live. ...more

September 23, 2008

You can choose a sandwich and salad most days in the cafeteria at Boca Ciega High School, but never anything like this. ...more

September 3, 2008