Hannelore Hoffmen could see the chaos and hear it outside of her neighbor's home Sunday night: the smoke, the crackling of the fire, the confusion from those who had been inside and the screams. ...more

November 17, 2009

It was a cold, snow-driven night on the plains. Only two sounds filled the cabin - the crackling from the fireplace and the whimpers of a newborn baby. The new father sat at the kitchen table and, by the light of a single oil lamp, entered into his Bible the date and the birth of the newest family member. ...more

March 29, 2009

They're quietly functional much of the year, content to pass unnoticed as hedges and to substitute for the grass that won't grow beneath oak trees. ...more

February 27, 2009

A fire at a single-story home on Davis Islands caused about $10,000 damage this morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

January 15, 2009

They say you can use Earnest Graham to pound the football. He is tough, determined, dependable, but hardly a Usain Bolt in shoulder pads. Except he sure did a nice impression of a sprinter as he ran 68 yards down the right sideline late Sunday afternoon. ...more

September 14, 2008

It's 7 a.m. in the marsh, and like some sort of cigar-chomping swamp cowboy, biologist Lindsey Hord is about to reach for something that could cost him a few fingers - or worse - if he's not careful. ...more

July 19, 2008

PLANT CITY A predawn fire destroyed a three-unit apartment building outside Plant City, forcing one resident to escape through a second-story window, authorities said. Emergency units from three agencies in two counties responded to today's 4 a.m. alarm at 800 Sundial Loop, off Paul Buchman Highway, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley said. ...more

May 29, 2008

To reach Mariano Rivera in the Yankees locker room, you have to get past Joba Chamberlain. ...more

February 26, 2008