A Maine TV news anchor who bears a resemblance to the Republican vice presidential nominee says she's been getting "hate mail and nasty phone calls" from viewers who think she's trying to copy Sarah Palin's signature style. ...more

September 24, 2008

When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick. ...more

July 18, 2008

LITHIA - A 50-year-old woman who wandered from her home Sunday has been found tonight, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 14, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies are searching for a 74-year-old Thonotosassa man who was seen leaving home on a bicycle Tuesday. ...more

July 7, 2008

A Fifth Third Bank branch was robbed this morning. ...more

June 28, 2008

A man on a motor scooter was dragged about 10 feet by a woman trying to rip gold chains off his neck as she drove away, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 2, 2008

This is an excerpt from "A Place Called Canterbury," Dudley Clendinen's account of his mother's time in Canterbury Tower, a geriatric apartment building in Tampa. ...more

May 4, 2008

Polk County deputies are searching for an armed man who pistol-whipped a woman who answered a knock at her door. ...more

February 10, 2008

St. Petersburg Police are looking for a man they say appeared to contemplate rob bing one bank today, then decided against it before going to a second bank and robbing it. ...more

January 7, 2008

Robinson senior 189-pounder Ellis St. John, an individual state qualifier last season, remained undefeated this season after a solid showing Saturday at the six-way dual tournament at Robinson. St. John also is a standout linebacker on the Knights' football team and earned first-team all-conference honors this season. ...more

December 4, 2007