Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility. ...more

December 19, 2009

She calls them "my guys." They see her as an angel. For more than five years, Jean Batronie has been a Sunday afternoon regular in downtown Tampa. ...more

December 12, 2009

The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats. ...more

December 10, 2009

The Florida Senate wants to slow down what it sees as rampant abuse of prescription drugs. ...more

April 24, 2009

Pasco deputies will conduct Operation Speed Stop on Thursday. Aggressive drivers and speeders along S.R. 54 will be in their crosshairs. The enforcement crackdown will start at 5:30 a.m. April 2, the Sheriff's Office announced. ...more

April 1, 2009

Two men from Florida and two from Mexico are still sought in a crackdown on a car-theft ring busted Tuesday, the FBI said today. ...more

March 25, 2009

Cashiers, bartenders and waitresses now have a much greater chance of being caught if they sell alcohol to an underage person. ...more

March 10, 2009

Car Towed From Bar I recently attended a birthday party at the Dogwater Cafe on Hillsborough Avenue. I had been drinking so I left my car there and got a ride home from my boyfriend (not in attendance and sober). ...more

February 28, 2009

Strip club customers seeking the naughtiest of dances can enjoy them during Super Bowl week without increased risk of getting nabbed by police. ...more

January 30, 2009

The city will not be stepping up enforcement of the six-foot rule at local strip clubs during Super Bowl week. ...more

January 27, 2009