Service Slap It has come to my attention that the American flags and "We Support Our Troops" signs are all a facade. I had this idea shortly after 9/11, but it really didn't hit me until recently. ...more

January 2, 2008

Steve Flaig's long search for his birth mother ended at an incredible place: the checkout line of the home-improvement store where he works. ...more

December 23, 2007

About 50 employees held hands and lined across a department store's entrance Thursday before parting to let a crowd of holiday shoppers enter for the first time since a gunman killed eight people there 15 days earlier. ...more

December 21, 2007

Polk County deputies say they've solved the case of a young woman who was killed and then had her body set on fire in Poinciana this month. ...more

November 28, 2007

One-time Tampa City Council candidate Frank Margarella must pay the Florida Elections Commission $3,000, or he could face penalties almost three times that amount. ...more

October 30, 2007

Authorities need information about an armed robbery at Ariana Market on Lake Alfred Road in Auburndale on Oct. 10. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - Police are looking for a man who was armed with a machete when he robbed a CVS at 2725 N. MacDill Ave. Saturday morning. ...more

October 17, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Police are looking for a man they say robbed a Subway sandwich shop Sunday afternoon. At 1 p.m. Sunday at the Subway at 2202 62nd Ave. S., a man entered and ordered some food and a drink, police spokesman George Kajtsa said. He waited until the other customers were served, then he approached a cashier, pulled out a small handgun and demanded money, Kajtsa said. ...more

October 3, 2007

At 16, Kevin Lynch put his dreams on hold. The sixth of 10 children, Lynch put football aside his junior year of high school to help support his family. They live in the North Boulevard housing projects. ...more

September 28, 2007

LAKELAND – Polk County sheriff's deputies hope somebody will recognize the man in this picture. ...more

September 13, 2007