Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

Three men accused of bilking their senior customers for unnecessary air conditioning repairs were diverted into a supervised release program on Thursday. ...more

January 30, 2009

With the Tampa Bay area's unemployment rate continuing to surge, a growing number of people appear to be pinning their job hopes on the health care industry. ...more

January 24, 2009

Abdullah Malik's desire to break into modeling was the catalyst in him losing 120 pounds. ...more

January 21, 2009

For commuters, billboards get to be part of the day-to-day landscape, landmarks even. ...more

January 11, 2009

Six Hudson High students who plan a summer trip to San Diego are determined to drive cross country in the most fuel-efficient manner they can muster. ...more

January 7, 2009

Two neighborhood recreation centers will expand this year thanks to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

Yahoo said Wednesday that it will shorten the amount of time that it retains data about its users' online behavior - including Internet search records - to three months from 13 months and expand the range of data that it "anonymizes" after that period. ...more

December 22, 2008

TAMPA - Five members of a ring that smuggled hundreds of guns from Florida for sale to street gangs in Puerto Rico received prison sentences this morning ranging from one to four years. They join seven other members of the ring, who were sentenced last week to up to 14 years behind bars. One of the leaders of the ring, Melvin Omar Velez-Santos, 30, had his sentencing hearing postponed until next week. ...more

December 12, 2008

If you just re-discovered the gift card in your wallet — lodged in between the movie stubs and tattered coupon — you're not alone. ...more

November 29, 2008