Venice police have arrested three men and charged them with the armed robbery last week of the T.J. Maxx store. ...more

November 24, 2009

A man crashed into a South Shore eatery June 28 well after closing time, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

July 8, 2009

Roberto Benigno Campos thought there ought to be a law for kicking a man out of a bar at closing time, police said. When the staff at the ShangriLa Gentleman's Oasis scooped up his drink about 3:15 a.m. today to shut down for the night, Campos called 911 to say he'd been robbed, an affidavit states. Tampa police were not amused. ...more

January 21, 2009

When the Highlands Senior Center opened at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Bob McQueen was cooking lunch for a crowd that usually goes up to about 70 people. ...more

January 11, 2009

The many angels exhibited this time of year are evidence of a widespread belief in what happened some 2,000 years ago near Bethlehem. ...more

December 25, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more

December 16, 2008

Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Some touch-screen machines briefly malfunctioned, but the country's election system seemed to run smoothly. ...more

November 5, 2008

Every day for 21 years, Bill Heyliger thought about his wife's slaying and the fact that nobody was brought to justice. ...more

October 21, 2008

Every day for 21 years, Bill Heyliger thought about his wife's slaying and the fact that nobody had been brought to justice. ...more

October 20, 2008

Buying or selling a home is the biggest financial transaction that most people will make in their lives. The process can be stressful enough without having unexpected surprises popping up, especially at closing time. Reducing the stress and avoiding unpleasant surprises is the purpose of the Prudential Promise, according to Dewey Mitchell, co-owner of Prudential Tropical Realty. ...more

September 7, 2008