Five-year-old Mariana Montanez and her 6-year-old sister Meredith Montanez arrived Tuesday afternoon to find a room full of Total Home Health employees tearfully waiting for them with a Christmas tree full of gifts. ...more

December 23, 2009

How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 2009

The Rays inched closer to completing the next item on their final-week checklist Tuesday night, picking up an individual milestone to boot. ...more

September 24, 2008

HCRD MEN'S SOFTBALL From the loser's bracket, Raymond James wins three straight to claim the Hernando County Recreation Department Men's Softball "C" Division title. ...more

August 2, 2008

Old traditions found new life at a restaurant when the owners offered a workshop for those who play Puerto Rico's national instrument - the cuatro. ...more

November 20, 2007

A Tampa man drove to where his son was using a baseball bat to assault a juvenile on Sunday, pulled a knife from his trunk and told his son to fight the juvenile, Hillsborough County deputies say. Ivan Montanez, 42, told his son to "go ahead – hit him, hit him good," a criminal arrest affidavit states. ...more

November 12, 2007

Men in traditional Puerto Rican straw pavas, or hats, teens wearing backward baseball caps and a smattering of women eager to break the gender barrier gathered recently to renew a connection with their island heritage. ...more

November 4, 2007

Men in traditional Puerto Rican straw pavas, or hats, teens wearing backward baseball caps and a smattering of women eager to break the gender barrier gathered recently to renew a connection with their island heritage. ...more

October 29, 2007