Our national soccer team qualified for the World Cup next year with a 3-2 win over Honduras. The game was not publicly televised in the United States, but I spent Saturday evening with approximately 400 fellow Americans who paid to support the game on closed-circuit television. ...more

October 17, 2009

One member of the media can see the face of an undercover agent who authorities say posed as a hit man known as "Reaper" willing to kill an IRS agent for a Polk County man. ...more

December 11, 2008

There is an incredible amount of misinformation floating around about Barack Obama. Even if any of it were true, would John McCain be any better? ...more

November 27, 2008

The new neighbor did not make a good first impression on Citrus Pointe homeowners. ...more

August 6, 2008

More than 100 people spoke at Thursday night's hearing on the Tampa Bay Rays' downtown stadium proposal, with the majority objecting to the project. ...more

February 22, 2008

As a defendant in an attempted murder case, Robert Sinclaire Lee has cut himself with a smuggled razor and rubbed feces on his face. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - To the disruption of various court appearances, Robert Sinclaire Lee has cut himself with a smuggled razor and rubbed feces on his face. Prosecutors maintain he is faking mental illness and hope to convict him this week on charges of attempted murder, robbery and aggravated assault. ...more

February 11, 2008

Although the inspiration for the Epiphany Celebration is pretty straightforward, the event itself is a very large, complicated operation that requires a small army of dedicated volunteers. Thousands will descend on the city tomorrow to witness the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Epiphany Celebration, the largest of its kind in the United States, a religious spectacle. ...more

January 9, 2008

Drivers along U.S. 19 will see the light soon when state's department of transportation throws the switch on two overhead message boards. ...more

October 31, 2007