An auto burglary at the Tuscany Point Apartments last week has led to the discovery of a rash of connected auto burglaries in the West Shore area, police said, with at least 20 vehicles broken into by the same people. ...more

August 22, 2008

People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. "He would arrive on campus in khaki pants, a straw hat and usually with a cigar in his mouth," said Bob Owen, Florida College president from 1982 to 1991. "And, he always had two sacks: One was a sack of oranges for the students, and one was a sack of money to make sure the faculty got paid." Owen, who is married to Boswell's daughter Janelle, was among the speakers at the Aug. 15 dedication of the new 320-capacity Boswell Hall for male students, named in honor of the college's longtime supporter, a Lakeland citrus farmer who died in 1994, and his wife, Margaret, the mother of their five daughters. The ceremony also marked the opening of the Christian college's 90-student-capacity Terrace Hall, the neighboring new women's dormitory. ...more

August 22, 2008

A community kickball coach is accused of raping a 21-year-old kickball player and threatening her not to tell anyone, Tampa police said. ...more

August 20, 2008

ALL-COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING Central overcomes the graduation of Rae-Lynn Sheffield with deep, talented team to remain firmly on top of the county.   ...more

August 16, 2008

Before Maria Smith of Riverview, jumped off the 30-foot platform at Red Bull Flugtag on Saturday, her mind was racing. ...more

July 24, 2008

TAMPA - The medical examiner is performing an autopsy on a homeless man whose body was found Wednesday at North Nebraska Avenue and East Juneau Street, Tampa police said. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Police are asking area hospitals to be on the lookout for a man seeking treatment for a gunshot wound after Greyhound bus security personnel found bullets and a pool of blood on the floor of a stall in a bus station men's room this morning. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - An ambulance on its way to Tampa General Hospital on Davis Islands struck a guardrail on the exit ramp to the hospital and was blocking traffic, police said. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA – Police are searching for an armed bank robber who held up the BB&T Bank, 218 N. Dale Mabry Highway, just before 9:30 a.m. today. ...more

February 20, 2008

Seffner Christian went toe-to-toe with Sarasota Christian and even had the ninth-ranked Blazers on the ropes before losing 54-47 in the Class 1A-Region 3 girls basketball final Saturday. ...more

February 17, 2008