TAMPA - A judge is trying to decide whether he will overturn a jury verdict that determined a 21-year-old woman is guilty of child neglect in the drowning of her 9-month-old son. ...more

June 27, 2008

The other day a television news broadcast was telling of a new idea for hurricane coverage for Florida. The estimate for a Miami-Dade category five hurricane would cost approximately $88 billion. I thought of the Andrew and Katrina costs and have a better idea than letting out-of-state insurers chance their stakes upon the inevitable. Since our Department of Defense is very capable of defending our shores, it should also use its technology and resources to stop a category one in its tracks, with many large concussion bombs, or maybe something a lot more extreme to slow the winds in the wall, while at the same time making the water return to the oceans (dissipate.) When it rains, it pours! ...more

June 20, 2008

La temporada empezó, pero algunos postergan tomar las medidas necesarias para protegerse. ...more

June 9, 2008

It could be awhile before authorities can release the name of a pedestrian killed while crossing East Hillsborough Avenue on Thursday evening. The man has family in France, and notification of next of kin has not yet been made, a Tampa police spokeswoman said. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA -- Tampa police are investigating the deaths of two pedestrians killed in separate accidents this evening. One was a woman killed just after getting off a HART bus; the other was a man walking across Hillsborough Avenue this evening. ...more

May 29, 2008

For some, the act of running is a chore. It's visible in each stride they take and reflected in the pain displayed on their face. ...more

May 20, 2008

Like many twins, Wharton seniors Kathia and Katrina Skinner share many of the same things - thoughts, interests and sometimes even clothes. At times, you can catch them finishing one another's sentences. ...more

February 20, 2008

Republican Bobby Jindal was sworn in Monday as Louisiana's 55th governor, and moved quickly to make good on a campaign promise to clean up the corrupt image of this hurricane-battered state. ...more

January 15, 2008

Round four has begun in the protracted search for a manager to lead this city of 7,200 residents. ...more

January 12, 2008

The Land O' Lakes Gators came away from the holidays with a lot more than gifts. ...more

January 9, 2008