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

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March 24, 2009

Regarding "La Nina Could Make Florida's Drought Worse" (Feb. 6): ...more

February 9, 2009

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

December 7, 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 12, 2007

Eddie Vallina donned a sailor's cap Friday, made his way to the intersection of Rome and Mohawk avenues and held up a sign for commuters: "Remember Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941." ...more

December 8, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Joe Seward remembers watching television on Sept. 11, 2001, and seeing the twin towers crumbling. ...more

September 15, 2007