A man suffered a head injury late Thursday after being struck by a freight train while lying on railroad tracks, police said. ...more

May 1, 2009

The American Red Cross has begun the process of assessing damage caused by the strong storms that moved through the Suncoast on Tuesday morning. ...more

April 14, 2009

Gerald Graup has always been handy with tools. When he wasn't making a living from it, he spent his spare time making things, like the wooden model of a Mississippi riverboat he displays in a case in his living room on top of a cabinet he built himself. ...more

December 6, 2008

At 211 degrees, water is hot. One degree more and the water begins to boil, producing steam. That steam is enough to power a locomotive. ...more

August 20, 2008

As passengers settle into the wide, reclining seats, the train pulls out of Union Station at the edge of downtown Tampa. ...more

June 22, 2008

In the two previous football seasons, the Pasco High Pirates had a combined record of 5-15. Despite the losses, Coach Tom McHugh was optimistic as he headed into the recently ended season. ...more

June 22, 2008

retired physics teacher took one glance at a museum art piece and knew he could replace it with something better. ...more

December 25, 2007

An Amtrak train was going about 25 mph over the speed limit moments before it hit a stationary freight train on the city's South Side, injuring dozens of people, federal officials said Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2007

If University of Florida sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow doesn't win the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding college football player, voters need to find another line of work. ...more

November 27, 2007

This is probably the most basic fundamental of the Bucs defense. It is a concept that coordinator Monte Kiffin preaches every hour of every day, and it has long since been ingrained into the mind-set of his players. We mention it here again because it cannot be overemphasized, especially when you're facing a running back like Clinton Portis. He's not a football player; he's a locomotive who can change direction faster than Harry Potter on his broomstick playing Quidditch. The only way to shut him down is to throw a lot of bodies at him and plug all the gaps he will consider slicing through. Portis usually starts running to his left, but he'll cut back to his right away from the pursuit, so the Bucs have to seal off the cutback lanes and tackle low to keep Portis from beating them. ...more

November 25, 2007