A construction worker was struck in the head by a block-and-tackle hoist this afternoon and was transported to a local hospital as a trauma alert patient, officials said. ...more

May 4, 2009

A 25-year-old man is in fair but stable condition tonight after he fell 12 feet down an elevator shaft, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 15, 2008

Shari Bowers, her blond hair wrapped in sections around a halo of jumbo rollers, settled under a dryer Monday at All About Beauty on Mason Street. ...more

May 9, 2008

Who would have ever guessed that one of the glorious high points in the history of the Tampa Museum of Art would be the day it closed its doors? ...more

December 22, 2007

Singing and dancing despite exhaustion, the last of 3,200 miners trapped deep underground for more than a day emerged safely Thursday night, delivering a happy ending but raising questions about the safety of South Africa's important gold mines. ...more

October 5, 2007

Some 3,000 gold miners were trapped deep underground Wednesday when a burst water pipe apparently damaged the elevator shaft, but the company expected to get them out safely in the next 24 hours, officials said. ...more

October 4, 2007