An Iraq war veteran has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend in St. Petersburg two years ago, according to prosecutors and police documents. ...more

January 29, 2009

Kier Cooper, who has an engineering firm in St. Petersburg, is nearly 28 years removed from the days when he roamed Dad's Stadium as a defensive back for the Plant Panthers. It seems like a long, long time ago. But in some ways, it was yesterday. ...more

December 20, 2008

The spirit of Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for what we have, not what we had. ...more

November 24, 2008

Ray Carpenter and Bob Theisen glide across the stage - dancers in motion on two wheels. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Florida Department of Health says air tests have uncovered one of the same chemicals found in the Raytheon groundwater pollution plume in the indoor air of five apartments and condominiums near the company's defense plant at 1501 72nd St. N. in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 17, 2008

When Sarah Goldman was born 16 years ago, nearly everyone she came in contact with forecasted her future as one of constant confinement. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA -- A quadriplegic dumped from a wheelchair while being booked at Orient Road Jail does not expect to sue the sheriff's office, his attorney said. ...more

February 19, 2008

A newly released video showing a detention deputy striking an inmate proves the recent dumping of a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair by another detention deputy was part of a pattern of abuse at the Orient Road Jail, the inmate's attorney said Monday. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - A newly released video showing a detention deputy striking an inmate proves the recent dumping of a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair by another detention deputy was part of a pattern of abuse at the Orient Road Jail, the inmate's attorney said Monday. ...more

February 18, 2008