It's been a rough year for Shaunda Silas, her 8-year-old daughter Anna, and 15-year-old son Randall from Tampa. ...more

December 26, 2009

Derrick Ward hasn't said much this year, not in word and not in deed. ...more

December 24, 2009

I got the below quote from my brother, Dan, in Miramar, who has about as much respect for Obama's health care plan as most everyone does except for those of this administration who are mostly pushing for its very liberal approval. The following conservative thoughts from an unidentified health care professional pretty well sum up my feelings. And with now passing the age of being eligible for their revised Medicare Plan, this really hits home: ...more

December 16, 2009

When Ybor City's nightclubs empty out on the weekends, the party moves to dozens of dimly lit surface parking lots scattered across the historical neighborhood. ...more

December 12, 2009

Predicting the outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court is fairly risky, but in oral arguments Monday involving the interrogation of a 10-time felon by Tampa police, reporters were quick to offer their judgment that the Miranda warnings provided the suspect here will be judged inadequate. ...more

December 11, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him was sentenced today to five years in prison and 10 years of sex offender probation. ...more

December 10, 2009

A Manatee County man is in police custody after an argument with his stepmother resulted in her death, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office is reporting. ...more

December 5, 2009

but not on the same scale. In Country A, employment has fallen more than 5 percent, and the unemployment rate has more than doubled. In Country B, employment has fallen only half a percent, and unemployment is only slightly higher than it was before the crisis. ...more

November 15, 2009

It's a girl! Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhino Wednesday. ...more

November 14, 2009

There was always a lot of juice in the storyline whenever the "Ol' Ballcoach" and the "Ol' School Where He Used to Be Ballcoach" were scheduled against each other. Everyone knew Florida should win, but there was always the thought South Carolina could win because Spurrier might come up with something no one had seen before. ...more

November 13, 2009