Tampa Bay Downs SUNDAY'S RESULTS 1st - Purse $10,000, Maiden Claiming $12,500-$10,000, 3yo, 1 mile Forty Yards. ...more

March 16, 2009

TAMPA BAY DOWNS WHEN: Racing through May 3. March dates: Today, Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Simulcasting daily. Post time is 12:15 p.m. Gates open at 11 a.m. ...more

March 14, 2009

LAKE PLACID A Lake Placid man remained in jail Wednesday on a $12,000 bond after his arrest for allegedly stealing his mother's debit card and withdrawing more than $1,000. ...more

March 13, 2009

A 25-year-old Tampa man forced his way inside a home and pistol-whipped a woman inside, Tampa police say. ...more

March 11, 2009

A Davie man remained in jail Monday on a $2,500 bond after law enforcement spotted him driving recklessly in a car that had been reported stolen from a Sebring sports bar. ...more

March 10, 2009

Oct. 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, which means Father Bill Swengros once again will bless the children's pets at St. Stephen Catholic School. And it's extremely important to my 11-year-old son, Ian, that his Yorkie, Cookie, be sprinkled with holy water from the aspergillum (the holy water sprinkler thingamajiggy) and be duly blessed by Father Bill. ...more

March 9, 2009

TAMPA BAY DOWNS WHAT: Thoroughbred horse racing WHERE: 11225 Race Track Road, Oldsmar ...more

March 9, 2009

A five-month investigation has led to the arrest of 21 suspects and the dismantling of a theft ring that was responsible for stealing thousands of cans of powdered baby formula in six Central Florida counties, authorities said Friday. ...more

March 7, 2009

Miramar's Ronnie Holassie braved strong winds and, late in the race, rain, to capture his second Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Marathon on Sunday in Tampa. ...more

March 1, 2009

Two St. Petersburg police officers did nothing wrong when they shot and killed a woman who seemed poised to drive a barbecue fork into another woman, prosecutors have ruled. ...more

February 25, 2009