Rafael Rokitta peered at the laptop Tampa police Officer Jimmy Owens opened on the trunk of a Ford Fusion in a city park Wednesday. ...more

March 7, 2009

Rafael Rokitta peered at the laptop Tampa police Officer Jimmy Owens opened on the trunk of a Ford Fusion in a city park Wednesday. With a few key clicks, Owens looked up possible suspects related to a recent burglary. "Do you have computers in your car in Germany?" Owens asked. Rokitta, a trainee for the Berlin police, shook his head. He has to run identity checks from a main police building; nothing portable. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Krewe of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade went smoothly this weekend, Tampa police say. ...more

February 16, 2009

Other krewes hope two members of the Gonzmart family reconsider their decision to resign from their krewe over a disc jockey's request that a woman bare her breasts for beads. ...more

February 20, 2008

TAMPA -- Representatives of other krewes hope two members of a prominent and influential family in the Gasparilla festival reconsider their resignation over a disc jockey's remarks during this year's pirate invasion. ...more

February 19, 2008

The Gonzmart name long has been synonymous with two aspects of Tampa history: the Columbia Restaurant and the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - The Gonzmart name long has been synonymous with two aspects of Tampa history: the Columbia Restaurant and the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago. ...more

February 18, 2008

Fire officials say an electrical short sparked the Saturday night blaze at a city maintenance building at Lowry Park, causing an estimated $2 million in damage. ...more

February 18, 2008

You're standing on Nuccio Parkway after dark, the throb of songs by OutKast, the B-52s and Justin Timberlake pulsing up the street. Over throngs of outstretched hands sail strands of plastic beads, simple loops of rainbow colors that under streetlights glint like gold. ...more

February 17, 2008

TAMPA - You're standing on Nuccio Parkway after dark, the throb of songs by OutKast, the B-52s and Justin Timberlake pulsing up the street. Over throngs of outstretched hands sail strands of plastic beads, simple loops of rainbow colors that under streetlights glint like gold. ...more

February 16, 2008