The family of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a Westchase swimming pool three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the Westchase Community Association, the community's property management company, a swim coach and a regulating agency for competitive swimming. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - The family of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a Westchase swimming pool three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the Westchase Community Association, the community's property management company, a swim coach and a regulating agency for competitive swimming. ...more

May 2, 2008

Brittany Romer, 21, of Gibsonton, committed suicide Feb. 16 through compression of the neck, according to the Hillsborough medical examiner's office. ...more

February 23, 2008

Formerly a drug used only to treat heroin addiction, methadone has become more popular in recent years to treat pain. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA – Formerly a drug used only to treat heroin addiction, methadone is becoming more popular in recent years to treat pain. As the use of the drug increases, so too do the deaths at an "alarming rate," according the National Drug Intelligence Center. Florida has become one of the leading states for methadone overdose deaths, according to the Center for Disease Control. ...more

February 8, 2008

A rare combination of heart conditions led to the death of former Rays pitcher Joe Kennedy last fall, the Hillsborough County medical examiner determined. ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA - A rare combination of heart conditions led to the death of former Rays pitcher Joe Kennedy last fall, the Hillsborough County medical examiner determined. ...more

January 15, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A body that spent several days in a Town 'N Country apartment complex's pond before being found Sunday morning has been identified, deputies said today. ...more

January 2, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A man's body spent several days in a Town 'N Country apartment complex's pond before being found Sunday morning, deputies said today. ...more

December 30, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail Wednesday, charged with aggravated battery on a child, in connection with injuries to a 3-month-old girl. The baby, Alexa Hall, later died at St. Joseph's Hospital. ...more

November 14, 2007