A bus purchased by the Pinellas County Jail is equipped with computers capable of video conferencing between inmates and family and friends. ...more

December 26, 2008

So it's the day after Christmas and plenty is stirring. There's much to do, places to go, stores to visit and family and friends to spend time with. For many of us, it's back to the reality that times are tough. For the many charities that did so much good this holiday season, it's back to challenging times. ...more

December 26, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says its SWAT team is responding tonight to a domestic violence situation in Dundee where one man was shot. ...more

December 20, 2008

Alex Cook loves to imagine 800 children pedaling Christmas morning on bicycles his customers, family and friends helped buy. ...more

December 20, 2008

Video visitation for inmates at the Pinellas County Jail is nothing new. What is new, though, is how this service will be provided in the next few weeks. In addition to the 52 booths set up for visits near the jail on 49th Street, the Sheriff's Office has purchased an old bus from the Jacksonville area. The vehicle is equipped with 5 laptop computers capable of video conferencing between the jail and family and friends who can now see and hear them from a remote location. ...more

December 19, 2008

The 2008 holiday season only comes around once, but the memories can live on through treasured photographs of family and friends. ...more

December 14, 2008

Remembering Dr. Berrios I just felt I needed to express my sympathy for the Berrios family. ...more

December 12, 2008

TAMPA "Marvelous Marvin" Boone will say hello and goodbye to fans of his canceled radio gig at an "Oldies Party" Thursday night at the Ritz Theater in Ybor City. "Some are calling it a tribute, but that sounds like I'm dead or my career is over," he says. "I think of it as a party, because we're going to have a good time." ...more

December 9, 2008

Their second-place finish on "The Amazing Race 13" Sunday night might not be the last TV viewers have seen of Tampa couple Ken and Tina Greene. ...more

December 9, 2008

Their second-place finish on "The Amazing Race 13" Sunday night might not be the last that TV viewers have seen of Tampa couple Ken and Tina Greene. "We want to do a travel adventure series that would show people how to stay fit and have exciting, challenging vacations," Tina Greene said in a telephone interview today. ...more

December 8, 2008