TAMPA Detectives today identified the man found dead at a Himes Avenue apartment complex as 21-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson of Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - The body of a man was found this afternoon at an apartment complex on Himes Avenue and investigators are trying to determine an identity and cause of death, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - A skull found off the Courtney Campbell Parkway in June will go to a forensic artist in Polk County who will attempt to sketch a likeness of the person. ...more

July 15, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- Police are looking for anyone who saw a homicide victim being attacked and beaten on Lime Street at Levis Avenue, late last Sunday night. A police spokesman said the initial event occurred at the intersection between 11:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Sunday, June 29. ...more

July 7, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - A 47-year-old man found lying in the street in June has died, and authorities are classifying his death as a homicide. ...more

July 7, 2008

TAMPA – The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died two years ago after collapsing during practice with the Tampa Bay Youth Football League is suing the league over her son's death, charging officials didn't follow their own procedures. ...more

July 3, 2008

The biological mother of an 11-year-old girl who died in foster care is suing the Department of Children & Families and other agencies for negligence, according to a complaint filed Friday in civil court. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - The biological mother of an 11-year-old girl who died in foster care is suing the Department of Children & Families and other agencies for negligence, according to a complaint filed Friday in civil court. ...more

June 30, 2008

TAMPA - Additional searches spurred by the discovery of a human skull in Tampa Bay continued through Saturday evening with no clear answers. ...more

June 29, 2008

This response to the Tribune's June 1 editorial was written by Dr. Robert W. Yelverton, chief medical officer of Women's Care Florida; Dr. Madelyn E. Butler, a physician with The Women's Group; and Dr. John S. Curran, president of the Hillsborough County Medical Association. ...more

June 16, 2008