Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Dominican Republic with heavy rains Monday, causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people and left another 20 missing, officials said. ...more

October 30, 2007

Hillsborough County firefighters doused a truck fire at the Stone Creek Pointe condominium project early Monday and left. They had to return an hour later, though, to fight a much larger blaze, one that destroyed two condos, damaged four others and possibly was sparked by the original fire. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough County firefighters doused a truck fire at the Stone Creek Pointe condominium project early this morning and left. But they had to return an hour later to fight a much larger blaze - one that destroyed two units and damaged four others -- that may have been sparked by the original fire. ...more

October 8, 2007

An evacuation and bomb search at Palm Harbor University High School came off today without incident Monday, according to the Pinellas Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 8, 2007

Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother 'hit a wall' when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother "hit a wall" when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 7, 2007

William Joe Mitchell, a registered sex offender sought in connection with the abduction of a Bartow girl he met on the Internet, was arrested without incident about 11:30 a.m. today ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - A Polk County reserve deputy faces losing his job after being arrested on Monday for driving under the influence, officials say. A Hillsborough County deputy responded to a traffic crash early Monday at State Road 60 and Mulrennan Road in Valrico. Motorist Bryan D. Price, 27, was arrested after deputies smelled alcohol on his breath and saw that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, according to an arrest report. ...more

October 2, 2007

Jacksonville Jaguars safety Reggie Nelson, University of Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez and two other current Florida players were among several people interviewed Sunday as Gainesville police investigated a shooting early Sunday morning that left one man in serious condition after being shot in the head. ...more

October 2, 2007

TAMPA - Many barely knew her, but they were stunned by the news that an infection killed one of their schoolmates in a matter of days. ...more

September 25, 2007