We are less than one week from closing the book on this year and watching Ryan Seacrest usher us into 2010. ...more

December 27, 2009

Arson investigators say a suspicious fire Tuesday heavily damaged a house near a neighborhood that has been plagued by a series of arsons this year. ...more

December 16, 2009

The dog that mauled a toddler to death Saturday night immediately was euthanized after being turned over to Pasco County Animal Services, manager Denise Hilton said. ...more

December 15, 2009

The past two seasons, the Sickles girls swim team sat back and watched while the boys stole the limelight with state champion swimmers and last year's fifth-place team. ...more

November 13, 2009

With only about three minutes of debate, county commissioners on Tuesday gave Budget Director George Zoettlein a larger cushion of job security. ...more

October 28, 2009

A 12-year-old Largo girl was the winner on "Jeopardy" Wednesday night, taking home $15,201. ...more

July 17, 2009

A troubled Tampa charter school that serves homeless and at-risk children has asked the Hillsborough County School District to take over its operations. ...more

June 9, 2009

Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed today as 10 students, including one from Florida, head to the final rounds of the National Geographic Bee in Washington. The winner gets a $25,000 college scholarship. ...more

May 20, 2009

"Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America," by Nathaniel Frank (Thomas Dunne Books, $26) ...more

March 29, 2009

For more than two periods, the game was about possible retribution for a week-old goal celebration by Alex Ovechkin. ...more

March 28, 2009