Firecrackers, hot dogs, families, parades, patriotism... What are your July 4 memories? Do you have an Independence Day story that sticks in your mind? ...more

June 25, 2009

Police have released the video of an object exploding this weekend at a Lakeland garage. The explosion led to a bomb scare Monday. ...more

March 11, 2009

Monday's bomb scare at a Lakeland parking garage was the result of three young men who were trying to win an online contest, the attorney for one of the men said Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

Monday's bomb scare at a Lakeland parking garage was the result of three young men who were trying to win an online contest, the attorney for one of the men said today. ...more

March 10, 2009

Motions to suppress a statement to law enforcement and a gunshot residue test were denied Wednesday in the case of a Sebring man charged with killing Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Sottile. ...more

March 6, 2009

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is called the greatest free show on earth, and while attending may not be free, it can certainly be cheap. ...more

February 8, 2009

Thursday's emergency landing of a jetliner in New York's Hudson River is another example of how dangerous birds can be to aircraft, but Tampa International Airport officials say the airport has taken numerous steps to prevent a similar crash from happening here. ...more

January 16, 2009

Thursday's emergency landing of a jetliner in the Hudson River is another example of how dangerous birds can be to aircraft, but Tampa International Airport officials say the airport has taken numerous steps to prevent a similar crash from happening here. ...more

January 15, 2009

what's what in this week's edition of Baylife magazine. ...more

January 15, 2009

The U.S. Marshals Service has captured a man sought in the 2006 slayings of two Pasco County teenagers, authorities said this morning. Luc Pierre-Charles Jr., 20, is being held at the Brevard County Jail, according to an online database search. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Pierre-Charles, who was on the Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List. ...more

October 7, 2008