Becoming a dissolute ad executive from another era takes persistence and attention to detail. It is not merely a matter of scoring an early '60s Kingsbridge suit by John Taylor Ltd. of Tarrytown ($110 at Cheap Jack's in midtown Manhattan) and a skinny Harry Rothman tie ($45). You can't just vacuum up Lucky Strikes. No, if you want to be a piece of serious collateral damage in the phenomenon that is AMC's "Mad Men," which just won an Emmy for best drama series, you've got to get the lingo down. To know your dolls from your sweethearts, I mean. ...more

October 5, 2008

A couple accused of stealing an elderly woman's home and assets go on trial today. ...more

September 3, 2008

Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street this weekend with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. The doors to the Superdome will be locked. Those who stay will be on their own. ...more

August 30, 2008

An elderly woman's death this afternoon at a mobile home park has been ruled a homicide by investigators, Largo police said. ...more

August 6, 2008

A Spring Hill man is in jail charged with killing his 81-year-old mother, first beating her with a telephone and remote control, then holding her under water in the family pool, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 3, 2008

A Spring Hill man is in jail charged with killing his 81-year-old mother, first beating her with a telephone and remote control, then holding her under water in the family pool, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 3, 2008

Five people died as a result of the anthrax mailings in 2001, which came soon after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Another 17 people were sickened with respiratory and skin infections. ...more

August 2, 2008

Good Samaritans have helped the elderly woman who was fined when she couldn't remove a weather-torn mobile home from her lot. ...more

July 31, 2008

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Fried Green Tomatoes," 6:45 p.m. tonight, HBO Signature ...more

July 16, 2008

CLEARWATER - Technically speaking, the Clearwater Police Department violated evidentiary procedure by not preserving surveillance video taken at a McDonald's restaurant the day a grandmother was arrested outside, a judge said today. ...more

July 10, 2008