About the only thing Angel Lockett remembers clearly about the night that would change her life and so many others in this old railroad town is the smell of stale beer and cigarettes that permeated the little TV repair shop across the street from the Silver Dollar Saloon. ...more

September 28, 2008

A Dutch survivor of an ice avalanche that killed 11 climbers atop the world's second-tallest mountain over the weekend described a desperate scramble for self-preservation, with panicked mountaineers abandoning one another in the search for a way down the steep rock face. ...more

August 5, 2008

WEST BRADENTON — She had a hard time getting by even before a murder suspect smashed her car one night near the interstate. ...more

June 23, 2008

Maybe I used to be better at it than I am now. I was standing there, a few feet from the hospital bed, and my emotions were churning while I was trying to sound confident and ask semi-intelligent questions at the same time. ...more

June 9, 2008

For Carl Edwards, it's a signal. At least one NASCAR Sprint Cup team is ready to take on Hendrick Motorsports. ...more

February 25, 2008

Maybe the five days of confinement in a concrete kennel with two hounds finally caught up with her. ...more

February 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Jan Martini's cell phones were ringing nonstop as storms rolled into Pasco County on Saturday night. ...more

January 25, 2008

For all those teams and drivers such as Zephyrhills' David Reutimann who are not in the Chase and have no realistic chance of climbing into the top 35 in the owners standings before the season ends, the focus has shifted to next year. In this week's edition of his Tribune diary, Reutimann talks about the importance of being ready for NASCAR's shift to the Car of Tomorrow for all races next season. ...more

October 19, 2007

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann is one driver who wishes NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow wasn't making its super speedway debut this weekend at Talladega. He had a very good run in the old car in Talladega's spring race, climbing into the top five when his engine expired in the closing laps. In this week's edition of his Tampa Tribune diary, Reutimann says he doesn't expect his COT Toyota to be as competitive. ...more

October 4, 2007

After crash-filled and controversial races the last two weekends, what's next for drivers in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup almost seems cruel: ...more

October 2, 2007