It's hard to find ancestors who, in the eyes of the law, were property rather than persons. Descendants of American slaves must be tenacious to overcome the many obstacles imposed by their families' years in bondage. ...more

October 26, 2008

Local Gymboree Play & Music centers abruptly closed their doors today, a day after the bankruptcy of the local franchise owner was changed to a liquidation. ...more

October 24, 2008

Apartments rented to sex offenders that were at the center of a city zoning debate last year could be headed for foreclosure, court records show. ...more

October 15, 2008

An Oregon man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail Monday afternoon on a 24-year-old accusation of trying to force himself upon a man in a car, according to court records. ...more

October 14, 2008

A routine urine test turned sour for a Tampa man caught at his probation office with a device used to beat the test, authorities say. ...more

October 14, 2008

Creative Loafing Inc., which publishes an alternative weekly newspaper in Tampa and several other cities, filed today for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court records in Tampa show. ...more

September 29, 2008

The last of five men charged in a 2005 Hudson motel slaying agreed to a plea deal this morning. ...more

September 16, 2008

An Oldsmar man was arrested Wednesday on charges he let his 10-year-old daughter steer a boat when it collided with an anchored vessel and one of their passengers died. Jeremy Rettman, 32, of 603 Baylakes Trail, was charged with vessel homicide. ...more

September 11, 2008

A 30-year-old mother of four was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of one of her children, a 4-month-old boy. ...more

September 10, 2008

A 30-year-old St. Petersburg mother of four was arrested this morning in connection with the death of one of her children, a 4-month-old boy. ...more

September 9, 2008