Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober was in the state Capitol on Wednesday making a plea for money in a place where it's in short supply. ...more

April 2, 2009

I was out on George Boulevard near the weathered sign angled into the ground proclaiming "Future site of the sheriff's administrative center." ...more

March 23, 2009

What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired or that your nails really don't keep growing after you die? ...more

March 14, 2009

It is my understanding that this program was established to increase the nutrition of our nation. The recipients should be required to take a class at the health department. I don't want to be paying for Lays Wavy BBQ chips or Hawaiian Punch. Also if their children are getting breakfast and lunch in school, the stamps should be adjusted for this. Maybe they think they should have a babysitter while they find extra money for tattoos and fake fingernails. Also they should pay the sales tax on some of these items! I do. ...more

March 8, 2009

A local murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 13, 2009

The murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 12, 2009

There's a new year around the corner, and that means it's time to make - or renew - some beauty resolutions. ...more

December 22, 2008

Two-Seam Fastball Hold the index and middle fingers with the seams. How it works: The pitch is thrown with an arm side run, which allows the ball to dip away to left-handed hitters (or right-handed if the pitcher is a lefty) and into a right-handed batter (or into a lefty for a left-handed pitcher). ...more

October 22, 2008

NORTH PORT - Genetic material from Patrick Dewayne Murphy was found under the fingernails of 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood after she was found murdered in North Port two years ago, court records show, suggesting she fought her attacker. ...more

September 13, 2008

I have been due to buy new gardening gloves for, oh, at least three months. When are gloves officially worn out? If you guessed, "When they're so filthy, your fingers curl up in horror so you can't put them on," you are wrong. That's pure wimp, gardeners, plain and simple. ...more

September 11, 2008