With dancing eyes that miss nothing and smile as bright as a sunny day, Sarah Lutvak stands out - even without the purple streak she has just put in her hair. The precocious 17-year-old is preparing for the weekly gathering of the deaf at the Westfield Countryside Shopping Centre, in Clearwater. It is a time for them to hang out and socialize. She has been going there since she was 15. The meeting is only one of the activities Sarah devotes to her passion of American Sign Language, ...more

October 18, 2008

The Church of Scientology has added to its downtown property holdings, buying a 5-acre waterfront parcel from church members whose plans for a condominium failed. ...more

August 7, 2008

Nine months after he was arrested in South Carolina, former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed walked out of a federal courthouse Monday, free to live in his parents' home while prosecutors appeal an evidence ruling. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA – Nine months after he was arrested in South Carolina, former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed walked out of a federal courthouse Monday, free to live in his parents' house while prosecutors appeal an evidence ruling. ...more

May 5, 2008

Voters registered in one of New Tampa's largest precincts must visit a new location Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Florida presidential preference primary. ...more

January 26, 2008

Those things that go bump in the night? About one-third of people believe they could be ghosts. ...more

October 27, 2007

Carol Mitchell 'was primarily preaching to myself' when she said those who assist others need to renew themselves. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor says in court papers that he may want to show a video during a bail hearing Friday for a University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives. ...more

October 5, 2007

Carol Mitchell 'was primarily preaching to myself' when she said those who assist others need to renew themselves. ...more

October 4, 2007

The questions never stop for Yossie Dubrowski. As a rabbi, he is often called upon to offer a Jewish perspective on a variety of topics from politics to current events to parenting. 'People can call with any question,' he said. 'People call to ask about what's going on in Israel, about whether the Israelis should give back territory or about dealing with terrorism. ...more

September 15, 2007