A Boston University student has been ordered to pay $675,000 to four record labels for illegally downloading and sharing music. ...more

July 31, 2009

A motorcyclist from Riverview died Wednesday afternoon after he was ejected from his vehicle and struck a stop sign. Matthew Nugent, 21, was driving a 2002 Honda motorcycle east on Providence Ridge Boulevard about 2:23 p.m. when he failed to make his way around curve and struck a curb, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

April 2, 2009

What passed for a crowd at the Sun Dome was actually making a bit of noise Tuesday night when Dominique Jones finished off a breakaway dunk. The game had been threatening to get away from the University of South Florida, but now the Bulls were within five points of Providence. ...more

February 10, 2009

A single car crash in Polk County on Thursday night killed two people. Witnesses told authorities they believed the wrecked car was racing another vehicle moments before it lost control and struck a concrete pole. ...more

February 6, 2009

The historic inauguration of Barack Obama will play out live on a movie screen in Ybor City on Tuesday. ...more

January 13, 2009

An updated diagnosis of the elusive malady that kept Rocco Baldelli off the field much of the last two seasons has the former Rays outfielder feeling better than he has in recent memory about his chances of resuming a productive baseball career. ...more

December 17, 2008

Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations - Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. - but it will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those cities in a systemwide reduction of flights. ...more

December 10, 2008

Pending U.S. home sales fell slightly in October, despite a spate of bad economic news and turmoil in the stock markets, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations -- Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. -- but will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those destinations in a systemwide reduction of flights. Tampa International Airport's busiest carrier will serve Fort Lauderdale with eight daily flights, Providence with two and Hartford and Indianapolis with one each on schedules between May 9 and June 26, the airline announced today. ...more

December 9, 2008

IRONMAN Long-distance triathlon series 140.6-mile race established in 1977 in Waikiki, Hawaii ...more

November 29, 2008