The United Nations demanded to know Friday why it took an hour for Afghan police and NATO troops to respond to a Taliban attack on a guest house filled with U.N. staff in Kabul. ...more

October 31, 2009

After a less-than-perfect race in her semifinals heat, Tampa's Damu Cherry was eliminated from the women's 100-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships on Wednesday in Berlin. ...more

August 20, 2009

A new military global positioning satellite is heading to orbit after a dawn lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. ...more

August 17, 2009

A shootout at a mosque in the southern Gaza city of Rafah between Hamas security men and a more extreme Islamist group called the Warriors of God ended early Saturday with 22 dead, including the group's leader and a senior Hamas security officer. ...more

August 16, 2009

TAMPA -- Showers and storms moving from the Gulf of Mexico should continue to trail across West Central Florida through today and extend through Friday. An area of low pressure over the Gulf is drifting east and dragging rain and storms with it. ...more

June 4, 2009

Responding to "many, many complaints," police launched a sting on Tuesday to cut back illegal sales of alcohol to minors. ...more

May 15, 2009

A Sebring woman remained in jail today on a $55,385.50 bond following her arrest in connection with a January stabbing. ...more

April 23, 2009

Troy Christoff lives with five relatives in his Winter Haven home, and this morning he wanted to shoot them all, authorities say. ...more

April 14, 2009

A little more moisture will creep into the area through today as winds shift before a front arrives with a small rain chance later in the week, forecasters say. That moisture tonight will create some sea fog over the Gulf waters that could drift over coastal areas, mainly from Pinellas County north. ...more

March 15, 2009

West Central Florida might actually see some rain during the day and into tonight, forecasters say. There's even a slight chance some of the rain tonight could include a thunderstorm. ...more

February 15, 2009