ORLANDO (AP) — A former astronaut pleaded guilty today to attacking a romantic rival in an airport parking lot after driving 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to confront her. ...more

November 10, 2009

Tall ships in Tampa? It could happen in July. Hillsborough County tourism officials, with help from Florida's U.S senators, are planning a tall ships festival in Tampa next summer, which could mean as many as 10 of the classic vessels will be on hand for public visits. ...more

October 24, 2009

Sergio Vitorio Flores would probably get along well with Stephen King, Boris Karloff or Edgar Allen Poe. ...more

November 7, 2008

Oil companies and drilling contractors on Thursday accelerated the evacuation of thousands of workers and secured offshore rigs and other equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Gustav churned toward the United States. ...more

August 29, 2008

Tropical Storm Dolly could be the year's first hurricane to strike the United States as the storm strengthens in the welcoming environment of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 22, 2008

He came, he saw, he had the meatloaf. Frankie Valli, in the area for a show Thursday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, caught Wednesday night's performance of "Jersey Boys," the musical based on Valli and his Four Seasons band mates, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more

February 22, 2008

A 1,050-pound Florida manatee swam away Thursday morning from the Lowry Park Zoo keepers who had cared for him the past nine months. ...more

September 14, 2007