Two cute-as-buttons white tiger cubs born at Lowry Park Zoo in October are venturing into public, giving morning zoo-goers a glimpse of the rare pair. ...more

November 24, 2008

Their goal: Participate in a one-hour professional athlete workout with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ryan Nece, Luke Petitgout and Will Allen at Tampa's Speed Source Athletics. ...more

June 20, 2008

They're Two Of A Kind First, Lauren Danielle Smith was named Miss Congeniality at the Florida Strawberry Festival pageant. Then her identical twin, Kristen Elise Smith, won the queen's crown. "We look so much alike and enjoy the pageantry so much we know that if just one of us makes it, it could have just as easily been the other," Kristen says. plantcity.tbo.com ...more

February 10, 2008

Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday. ...more

December 13, 2007

Fifty-four nursing homes, including one in St. Petersburg, are being told by the government that they are among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care. ...more

November 28, 2007