As news spread of a Plant High teacher's battle with leukemia, students present and past quickly signed up to help through a Facebook page, "We Love Mrs. Phillips.'' Within 24 hours in August, Tamara Phillips went from thinking she had an infection to learning she had Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Phillips immediately started chemotherapy and blood transfusions at Moffitt Cancer Center. ...more

October 30, 2009

A West Tampa couple welcomed their third daughter into the world Wednesday, but not exactly as planned. The father called 911 about 11 a.m. to say his 24-year-old wife was in labor and was pretty sure she wasn't going to make it to a hospital. Paramedics arrived at their house, turned their living room into a makeshift delivery room and delivered a healthy baby girl at 11:45 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue said. Paramedics brought the baby and the mom to St. Joseph's Women's Hospital for examinations. The mom was tired but in good spirits. The couple were not identified. Fire rescue personnel involved were Capt. Lonnie Benniefield, Lt. Brian Smithey and firefighters Demetrius Davis, Tony Potoczny and Edwin Colon. ...more

July 16, 2009

Judi Barrett of Hudson, founder of the group Enraged People Against Rape, wonders why there is not more outrage over the rape last week of an 89-year-old West Pasco woman. ...more

April 15, 2009

Authorities say an 86-year-old man threw food on his elderly wife, smacked her with the dish and pushed her Wednesday evening. ...more

April 9, 2009

Linda and Bob Phillips are no strangers to volunteer work. They volunteered to help out the last time the Super Bowl visited Tampa in 2001. And they were in line this morning to pick up their uniforms for this year's event. ...more

January 15, 2009

Bruce and Sylvia Pardo started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future - an upcoming marriage, a combined income of about $150,000, half-million-dollar home on a quiet cul-de-sac and a beloved dog, Saki. ...more

December 28, 2008

Friends and family of the late Heather Hatley Rimmer are planning a fundraiser to help brighten the future for her two young daughters. ...more

November 21, 2008

Friends and family of the late Heather Hatley Rimmer are planning a fundraiser to help brighten the future for her two young daughters. ...more

November 19, 2008

This one was for Ted and Jeanne Sachs in Section 305. Ted, 78, and his 74-year-old wife moved from Lake Charles, La., to Largo six years ago, but they didn't truly arrive until Saturday at Tropicana Field, where the Rays clinched an improbable postseason berth with a 7-2 triumph against the Twins. ...more

September 21, 2008

Police say a 21-year-old man beat and choked his 16-year-old wife and his 2-year-old stepdaughter after the child made a mess with cotton swabs and powder. ...more

September 20, 2008