LAND O' LAKES - State Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, has stepped in for U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, to conduct today's Fair Tax Town Hall meeting. The meeting will feature U.S. Rep. John Linder, R-Ga. ...more

August 20, 2008

The good Samaritan who offered to pay for the surgery of a dog that may have been attacked by an alligator last week will adopt the dog this afternoon. Bob Reina, who paid for the surgery, "has reportedly fallen in love with this gentle spirit," according to a news release from Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

August 5, 2008

Two toddlers burned by firecrackers July 4 returned home today to Fort Myers after spending three weeks recovering at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 28, 2008

A father and his two sons were sitting in the back yard of a relative's home today at about midnight when a masked gunman emerged from an alley and shot the trio in the legs, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

July 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Police are looking for three young men they say knocked an 82-year-old man to the ground Monday evening, stole his sport utility vehicle and drove away. ...more

July 8, 2008

The east side of Trillium was untouched for months. That was not a surprise. Most new subdivisions in Hernando County have nearly halted construction plans because of the slumping residential market. ...more

July 8, 2008

Bettina Schardt knew that the combination of drugs she drank in the living room of her home in Wuerzburg, Germany, last week would kill her, and she died alone. ...more

July 4, 2008

A fisherman struck by lightning last week in Sarasota County was released from the hospital Tuesday after coming out of a medically induced coma. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - A fisherman struck by lightning last week in Sarasota County was released from the hospital Tuesday after coming out of a medically induced coma. Today, Eric Troyer's family issued a statement thanking a witness who tried to revive him after he was struck. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - More than 50 volunteers converged on the home of Norma Hicks, a teacher and single mom in Clair-Mel City, intent on sprucing up her domicile by slapping on a coat of paint, making repairs and adding a splash of landscaping. ...more

June 19, 2008