The family of a middle school student plans to sue the Hillsborough County school board, saying the boy suffered personal and psychological injuries from having a sexual relationship with his teacher, Stephanie Ragusa. ...more

November 16, 2009

Anchor Kathy Fountain says she is leaving WTVT, Channel 13, at the end of this year. ...more

November 4, 2009

Anchor Kathy Fountain says she is leaving WTVT, Channel 13, at the end of the year. ...more

November 4, 2009

You would think that poor people, those who can't afford to make a down payment, would be the first to lose their homes in a housing crisis. ...more

March 9, 2009

True to its name, Home With a Heart provides more than temporary and permanent housing for people in need. This nonprofit agency provides the warmth, encouragement and even the luxuries that come with a real home. ...more

December 27, 2008

Bill Coleman of Dunedin expresses concern about the looming departure of BayCare Health System hospitals from the Aetna insurance network. ...more

December 20, 2008

Former Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler was placed on probation for five years Wednesday for having a felonious three-week sexual relationship with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

December 11, 2008

Former Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler was placed on probation for five years for having a felonious three-week sexual relationship with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

December 10, 2008

At times, every child needs a caring, communicative comrade. To that end, Northside Mental Health Center operates PhoneFriend, a telephone hot line for latchkey children seeking assistance with homework or wanting to discuss more personal issues. ...more

October 1, 2008

A member of the Florida National Guard who stole a Stinger missile-firing simulator because he thought it would make a great "garage ornament" was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 18 months of probation. ...more

September 4, 2008