For years we wondered what "meaningful" baseball in September for the Rays would feel like. We had seen it before on television, of course, in all those other cities. It looked exciting, sure, but how could we tell for sure without experiencing the real thing? ...more

September 3, 2008

A St. Petersburg police officer was justified when he fatally shot a teenager twice in the back June 7, the state attorney's office said Tuesday. ...more

August 13, 2008

County Commissioner David Russell took exception to some of the data presented by planning department staffers during Tuesday's discussion on a proposed 25 percent impact fee reduction. ...more

June 26, 2008

RUSSELL CALLS PERMIT INFORMATION IRRELEVANT ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA -- Police say a man broke his 6-month-old daughter's leg after she wouldn't take her bottle. Officers charged William A. Parker, 40, of 4420 W. Varn Ave., Tampa, on Thursday with felony aggravated child abuse. He was held at Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

May 22, 2008

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, which recovered a sunken treasure from a shipwreck that Spain is now claiming, says there is no conclusive evidence that the treasure it recovered last year came from a Spanish warship. ...more

May 9, 2008

Crossing a finish line is exciting. So is scoring the winning point in a hotly contested sporting match. ...more

February 22, 2008