If you are old enough to recall 1968 you remember that by the time we reached Christmas Eve, we almost were relieved the year was staggering to an end. ...more

December 24, 2008

He was a playboy bachelor, the first Republican governor of Florida since Reconstruction and a promising candidate for the vice presidency. His name was Claude Kirk Jr. ...more

August 3, 2008

Residents on Palmetto Street and Fremont Avenue look at a 21/2-foot-tall wall as a cul-de-sac of problems. ...more

May 3, 2008

The date was Aug. 6, 1944, and the news release was chilling. "Racial disorders, now in progress in Tampa, Florida, between members of the Caucasian and Negro races, with attendant riots and bloodshed, have progressed beyond the control of civil authorities." ...more

February 17, 2008

The owner of an auto body shop was killed in a home invasion Tuesday night as his wife and teenage daughter lay face down in the same room, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 6, 2007