The new moon occurs Monday at 7:55 a.m., which means that the best daytime fishing of the month is likely happening while you read this column. ...more

January 25, 2009

A new photograph released Friday shows Fidel Castro looking less gaunt than in an image two months ago, but the ailing Cuban leader said he doubts he'll make it to the end of Barack Obama's four-year term. ...more

January 24, 2009

Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed. ...more

January 22, 2009

In a nostalgic final news conference, President George W. Bush defended his record vigorously and at times sentimentally Monday - and admitted mistakes, too, including his optimistic Iraq speech before a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner in 2003. ...more

January 12, 2009

The full moon occurred at 3:27 a.m. this morning, and the moon moves closest to the earth tomorrow, Both events will cause fishing to improve even though there is a cold front moving through our area which will drive temperatures colder yet by the middle of the week. ...more

January 11, 2009

A widow filed court papers last week that blame local health care providers for her husband's death from a virulent staph infection. ...more

January 7, 2009

A widow filed court papers last week that blame local health care providers for her husband's death. ...more

January 6, 2009

A car bomb killed at least 24 people, many of them Shiite pilgrims, and wounded 46 others when it exploded Saturday on a busy road in Baghdad that leads to the revered shrine of Kadhimiya, according to the Ministry of Interior. ...more

December 28, 2008

SENIOR MENU Hillsborough County Aging Services serves daily midday meals to senior participants throughout the county. Participants may attend an agency dining center or receive home delivery when eligible. For information, call (813) 272-5250. Most centers serve low-fat milk. Here is the menu for Dec. 29-31. ...more

December 24, 2008

TAMPA "Marvelous Marvin" Boone will say hello and goodbye to fans of his canceled radio gig at an "Oldies Party" Thursday night at the Ritz Theater in Ybor City. "Some are calling it a tribute, but that sounds like I'm dead or my career is over," he says. "I think of it as a party, because we're going to have a good time." ...more

December 9, 2008