Not long after the regular season begins next month, Gary Sheffield likely will hit the 500th home run of his career. He needs one more to join a club currently occupied by only 24 other players in Major League Baseball history. ...more

March 5, 2009

A North Carolina father on the run after allegedly killing three people, including the mother of his children, may be on his way to the Tampa area. ...more

January 1, 2009

I was crammed into a middle seat. The guy in front was practically in my lap and I had my arms drawn in tightly as I pecked furiously on the keyboard. God glanced over. "What are you working on?" He asked. ...more

November 27, 2008

The first two games in Rays postseason history weren't exactly easy. Both were hard-fought affairs that were still very much in play in the final innings. ...more

October 6, 2008

ST. PETE BEACH - The idea of having a stroke never crossed my mind two years ago, as I hurried to put away supplies in my new dream-come-true coffee shop. ...more

September 21, 2008

We still don't know who mailed the anthrax that killed seven people in 2001, but eyebrow-raising developments continue to happen. ...more

July 9, 2008

"The Lady Elizabeth," by Alison Weir (Ballantine Books, $25) ...more

June 1, 2008

It's really not so strange that the Rays have been one of the best stories in baseball this season, despite the temptation to be slack-jawed in amazement as we look at the top of the standings and see the local team still hanging around. ...more

May 3, 2008

The LSU Tigers (11-2), playing just 80 miles from their campus, should be in friendly surroundings Monday night when they face the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) in the BCS Championship Game at the Superdome. ...more

January 6, 2008

Robbery detectives are looking for a man who robbed a Cornerstone Bank branch in St. Petersburg on Monday wearing a replica of the mask from the movie 'Scream.' ...more

September 19, 2007