Melissa J. Berry doesn't mind prancing around in public in her underwear. But the 24-year-old model and lingerie football league player draws the line at a former boyfriend - a safe dating expert - posting nude and intimate photos of her on the internet. ...more

December 24, 2008

University of South Florida women's basketball coach Jose Fernandez tied Bobby Paschal for the most wins by a USF basketball coach in school history - men's or women's - with a 100-47 triumph against Southern University at the Sun Dome. The win, the sixth straight for the Bulls, raised their record to 11-1, marking the best start in the program's history. ...more

December 22, 2008

A busy awards season for Saint Leo's volleyball team culminated this week in a couple of All-America honors for two of the Lions' biggest contributors. ...more

December 6, 2008

A 30-9 start through the first 8:30 led the University of South Florida women's basketball team to a 100-41 victory against Central Connecticut in its regular-season opener Saturday in the USF Shootout at the Sun Dome. ...more

November 16, 2008

10 a.m.: One of the newest polling locations in South Shore reported brisk turnout little more than two hours after the polls opened today. "We started off with around 200 voters," said Billie Fox, poll deputy for precinct 933 at the SouthShore Regional Service Center in Ruskin. "Since then we've had more than 350." ...more

November 4, 2008

A little bit of understanding goes a long way in properly treating and approaching dogs. This was the advice Howard Useman and Melissa Fiorito shared with about 25 students Thursday during an after-school-program at Woodlawn Elementary School. The canine education and therapy team introduced Duke, a 5-year-old golden retriever, and Flash, a 9-year-old basset hound. The program teaches kids to respect and not fear dogs. Through Duke and Flash, students learned the proper way to approach a dog, how to recognize an unhappy dog and when not to go near one. "We help them to appreciate animals -- whether dogs or cats," said Fiorito. "We show them how to care for dogs, how to approach dogs and other life-long lessons." ...more

November 3, 2008

What: Guardian ad Litem needs volunteers to represent children who have been removed from their homes by the state. ...more

October 13, 2008

Melissa Murrhee struck her ex-roommate in the face with a wooden stake early Sunday morning, Tampa police say. When the ex-roommate got the stake out of her hand, Murrhee's boyfriend punched him, according to a police report. ...more

October 6, 2008

We have been searching for the right words to express how truly blessed we feel with the outpouring of sympathy from the Tampa Bay community. Still, we cannot begin to let you know how much your support means to us at our most difficult time. ...more

October 6, 2008

Thank you, Melissa Dojka, for having the courage to tell this community about the rape you suffered at the hands of three marauding thugs who, if found guilty in a court of law, should be locked up for life. ...more

September 22, 2008