When Barack Obama flubbed a line while being sworn in as 44th president of the United States, a crowd of more than 100 at the New Port Richey Library good-naturedly laughed with him. When the nation's first black president spoke of establishing "unity of purpose over conflict and discord" and said that all Americans "deserve the opportunity to pursue the full measure of their happiness," the enthusiastic crowd applauded loudly. ...more

January 21, 2009

Cheryl Blakey's daughter, Leah, hadn't been born when neighborhood residents began petitioning Tampa City Hall to widen 40th Street. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Frostproof convenience store was robbed early this morning by a man who used a paper towel to cover his face, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Detectives say the man entered the bathroom of a Kangaroo gas station store, 14581 U.S. 27, came out with a paper towel covering his face and demanded money from the clerk. ...more

January 18, 2009

A Circle K convenience store was robbed Thursday night by a man with a long blonde ponytail and a gray goatee. ...more

January 15, 2009

Polk County Sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's help in identifying an armed robbery suspect who robbed a Lake Wales convenience store. ...more

January 8, 2009

She doesn't normally impose on perfect strangers, but there was something about the situation that impelled Allysa Forrest to dig deeper. ...more

January 7, 2009

A police cruiser rolled over after a pursuit early Monday along U.S. 301, where officials say a man smoked crack and taunted officers before he sped off in his van. ...more

January 6, 2009

In March 2006, Pinellas County real estate agent Julie Roberts was pistol-whipped and robbed by a man posing as a perspective home buyer. Now her story is scheduled to air on the Biography Channel's "I Survived" program. ...more

January 5, 2009

Detectives have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a shooting Tuesday night at a convenience store in Holiday, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 24, 2008

Two clerks have been shot at a Gulfport convenience store. The shooting happened this evening at the Joy Foodsmart on 49th Street South. Police responded first to a silent panic alarm, then a hang-up 911 call just after 8:30 p.m. ...more

December 22, 2008