It was sometime between 8 p.m. and midnight when Robert Knickerbocker heard a plane flying overhead while in his living quarters on a U.S. Merchant Marine ship. That was followed by a tremble that rattled steel compartments carrying supplies for armed forces. Then the sound of a blasting alarm set off by an officer faded out into the Mediterranean Sea. ...more

November 11, 2009

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 2008

William H. Doane, 83, spent 17 days floating off the coast of Africa in a life boat, with battle-torn legs. ...more

September 23, 2008

Melissa White feared something was wrong Friday morning when she pulled up to the Hi Pines Mobile Home Park and her friend wasn't waiting outside with his coffee. ...more

August 30, 2008

Melissa White feared something was wrong this morning when she pulled up to the Hi Pines Mobile Home Park and her friend wasn't waiting outside with his coffee. Two men died in a fire there about 2 a.m. today, firefighters said. White, 32, of Seminole Heights, said she thinks her friend Paul Brinson, 65, was one of them, along with his roommate, Paul Price. ...more

August 29, 2008

CLEARWATER - The Coast Guard is advising hotels and other businesses to make sure the captains of any charter boats the businesses sponsor are properly licensed. ...more

May 8, 2008

After her husband finally succumbed to the poison in his lungs and died in hospice care, 70-year-old Charlotte Foelster dutifully notified the Social Security Administration so the agency could adjust her benefits accordingly. ...more

January 31, 2008

SPRING HILL - After her husband finally succumbed to the poison in his lungs and died in hospice care, 70-year-old Charlotte Foelster dutifully notified the Social Security Administration so the agency could adjust her benefits accordingly. ...more

January 30, 2008

Jim Lee, 80, has been working with bees for 35 years. He can't recall the number of times he has been stung. ...more

December 29, 2007

Chief Radio Operator Russell Rosene eased into a chair in the officer's mess. It wasn't that easy as the chair is bolted into the floor to keep it from sliding across the room in heavy seas. ...more

November 20, 2007