Three-year-old Jasmine had a rough start. The spunky black-and-white pit bull was kept in a small crate on a second-floor balcony for most of her life. She escaped one day but fell over the balcony, hanging from her leash. ...more

November 1, 2009

A man fell off a hotel balcony in St. Pete Beach and was taken to the hospital with injuries Tuesday night, according to police. ...more

March 18, 2009

It quickly became obvious that in terms of respect, soon-to-be dads fell somewhere between a bobblehead doll and rabid hedgehog. ...more

October 10, 2008

Join TBO.com for live updates from Clearwater on illusionist Criss Angel's attempt to escape from the Spyglass Resort as it implodes live on TV. ...more

July 30, 2008

After 92 episodes of his hit cable TV series, Criss Angel hasn't run out of stunts, illusions and escapes. His next escape attempt -- just moments before the Spyglass Resort hotel in Clearwater is turned in to 4,500 tons of rubble -- will be televised live on A&E's "Criss Angel Mindfreak" (beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday). ...more

July 29, 2008

The view from the balcony of Room 317 stretches in a spectacular and unencumbered semicircle toward forever. This, as any first-year naval cadet (or visitor to www.boatsafe.com) can tell you, amounts to a glorious optical illusion. ...more

July 27, 2008

Criss Angel's not sleeping a lot. He's got a few things on his mind, like how he's going to get out of the Spyglass Hotel in Clearwater Beach in the three and half minutes before 450 sticks of dynamite explode and bring the old building to the ground. ...more

July 25, 2008

Hurricane Dolly rolled into south Texas and northern Mexico on Wednesday, deluging the Rio Grande Valley with rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and ripping roofs off resorts on South Padre Island. ...more

July 24, 2008

Police say a 30-year-old Stuart man took off his clothes, broke into a home and fled in shorts belonging to the female resident. ...more

July 2, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - No one was hurt after a two-alarm fire heavily damaged three units this afternoon at Carlton Arms North Apartments, fire officials said. ...more

June 5, 2008