The fire at McDonald Elementary last month did more than displace teachers and students from sooty classrooms. ...more

December 9, 2009

The fire at McDonald Elementary last month did more than displace teachers and students from sooty classrooms. It extinguished years of lesson plans teachers at the Seffner school had compiled and stored in their rooms. It destroyed textbooks. Left computers beyond repair. Wiped out bulletin boards, name tags, posters and anything else on paper. ...more

December 2, 2009

In a short-term memory, seconds become years. ...more

March 25, 2009

Motorists can't see them as they drive along alternate U.S. 19, but bicycle riders, joggers and others who use the Pinellas Trail near the Dunn Water Reclamation plant can certainly smell the 2,000 free tail bats that have taken up residence in a tunnel under the roadway. ...more

October 27, 2008

It could have been just another rabbit hole, but the red peace sign marked the spot. ...more

September 20, 2008

Barack Obama's visit to the Western Wall was a public event. The handwritten prayer he left there was meant to be private. ...more

July 26, 2008

Matt Coura said his misadventure in tree climbing certainly taught him its dangers, but he isn't afraid to climb one again. ...more

June 4, 2008

BRANDON - A 15-year-old boy is expected to make a full recovery after being stuck in a tree for hours Monday night at Paul Sanders Park. ...more

June 3, 2008

Firefighters are trying to free a 15-year-old boy who got wedged in a tree at Paul Sanders Park in Brandon. ...more

June 2, 2008

Standing ankle-deep in clear water, Robin Lewis doesn't really need his snorkel and mask to see what he came to see. ...more

December 30, 2007