A recent article in The Hunstville Times told of the death of two women who lived together. They were mother and daughter. One was age 63. She was the caregiver for her 89-year-old mother who had Alzheimer's disease. The daughter apparently died from a heart attack in their home - unbeknown to neighbors or friends. Subsequently, her mother starved to death. Like us, you're probably asking, " How could that have happened? Didn't anyone ever check on them?" But think about it. How easily could that happen in your neighborhood? Might we sometimes be confused between what is interfering and what is caring? Either way, interfering or caring could have saved one or perhaps two lives. If the caregiver had had a buddy who called every morning and evening, things may have ended differently. Our mom and a friend had a daily phone system worked out between them. Their agreement and friendship greatly eased our concerns – especially when we were traveling and couldn't always check on her ourselves. ...more

January 25, 2008

As soon as they found gasoline on the bodies and a melted cigarette lighter nearby, investigators said they suspected that Priyakumari Master set herself and her two young children on fire last week in a storage room at the motel her family owns. ...more

January 22, 2008

The house at 1444 Bent Tree Drive in Meadow Pointe has a long history as the neighborhood eyesore. ...more

November 24, 2007

Only Problem Is Illegality Is Bill McCollum a complete moron when it comes to the subject of marijuana or just pandering for the holier-than-thou crowd? ...more

November 10, 2007

With a Cuban mother and daughter who recently relocated to Tampa near his side, President Bush on Wednesday urged more support from the international community for what he described as the growing democratic movement in Cuba. ...more

October 25, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Firefighters safely delivered a 7-pound baby girl Saturday after its mother was unable to proceed to St. Petersburg General Hospital and pulled her car to the curb. ...more

October 7, 2007

The owner of an auto body shop was killed in a home invasion Tuesday night as his wife and teenage daughter lay face down in the same room, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 6, 2007