The pockets are emptied, the cuffs click on. It's time for a phrase any self-respecting "Cops" fan can recite by heart. ...more

July 19, 2008

The burglar is inside your house, rummaging around in the next room. Does he have a weapon? Your heart beats fast. ...more

July 15, 2008

Do you have the sneaking suspicion if Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio was playing blackjack and found himself holding a 10 of clubs and a king of hearts he would still ask the dealer to hit him with another card? ...more

July 10, 2008

A 15-year-old boy died at home this morning, soon after he was found not breathing by his father. ...more

June 27, 2008

A brilliant lightning strike that sent fire down the power lines fried a traffic signal at Powell Road and Broad Street on Tuesday afternoon and tied up traffic for more than two hours. ...more

June 11, 2008

Stephen Viders does not run short on dreams. The 37-year-old Jet Blue captain said he likes challenges and is accustomed to pushing himself physically and mentally to stretch his personal horizons. ...more

June 4, 2008

The rapid pace of development along hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for forecasters to more accurately pinpoint potential storm impact zones, the director of the National Hurricane Center said Monday. ...more

May 13, 2008

Nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon, the largest charity established to help Washington area victims and their families is closing, becoming the last major Sept. 11-related charity to shut down. ...more

May 4, 2008

The Barrio Latino Commission, the citizens' panel charged with protecting the architectural integrity of Ybor City, is mistaken to oppose a proposal by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to close a street adjacent to the sheriff's headquarters. ...more

February 6, 2008

Two house fires in as many days are considered accidental, but their sources have yet to be determined. ...more

February 1, 2008