Tiffany Michelle Hitson says she made the biggest mistake of her life by using cocaine shortly before giving birth. About two dozen national women's and medical organizations say an even bigger mistake occurred next, when the new mother was taken from her baby and sent to prison for a year. ...more

August 2, 2008

Regarding "Carnegie Mellon Professor's Dream Filled Life Ends At 47" (front page, July 26): ...more

August 2, 2008

Police ordered angry customers lined up outside an IndyMac Bank branch to remain calm or face arrest Tuesday as they tried to pull their money out on the second day of the failed institution's federal takeover. ...more

July 16, 2008

This letter is in regard to the Wednesday, June 25, article titled, "Teacher raises spark discussion among board." ...more

June 28, 2008

Spring Hill National took the early lead, withstood a Wesley Chapel comeback and then put the game away with a three-run homer by Josh Rivera in collecting an 8-2 win in a first-round contest at the AAA Majors (11-12-year-olds) All-Stars District 6 Tournament Monday at Wildwood's Millennium Park. ...more

June 28, 2008

An instructional video it was not, but the Rays came away with a victory that allowed them to keep pace with the Red Sox. ...more

June 25, 2008

RICHEY - Shannon Stephen's fate may rest on eyewitness testimony putting him near a truck that hit and killed two people. ...more

June 18, 2008

For the first time in decades, there will be no districtwide science fair next year for local elementary school students. ...more

June 11, 2008

One thing you can say with conviction about Bucs coach Jon Gruden: As he's gotten older and more mature as a coach, he's gotten better at admitting his mistakes. ...more

June 1, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. The dreadlocked heartthrob was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday as the show narrowed the competition to three finalists: David Cook, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado. ...more

May 8, 2008