American Legion Auxiliary Unit 138, Port Tampa, recently held a reception for its 2009 delegates to Girls State, which took place in July in Tallahassee. ...more

September 23, 2009

It will be until September before a new trial date will be set for Stephanie Ragusa. The former Davidsen Middle School teacher had been set to be tried Aug. 10 on charges of molesting two teenagers from the school. But defense attorney Robert Herce and Assistant State Attorney Rita Peters said today that there is still too much pretrial work remaining to meet that date. ...more

July 8, 2009

The 43-year-old nurse's aide was in the front row as prosecutors made their final arguments against the man accused of raping her on Aug. 18, 2007. ...more

June 19, 2009

Many friends celebrated the life of Lyn Roche a few weeks ago. I was privileged to be one of them. She truly was the caregiver's caregiver. My husband had Alzheimer's disease. Through their support group Lyn and Bill gave me and many others information and practical solutions to our every day challenges. ...more

May 22, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of a woman who was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 275. ...more

April 17, 2009

You can greet the coming of spring Friday with ice – free Italian ice, courtesy of Rita's Franchise Co. ...more

March 19, 2009

SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team has released a manatee rescued 26 years ago back into the wild. ...more

February 27, 2009

A fight broke out at a federal prison northwest of Orlando about 2:20 p.m. Sunday and eight inmates have been hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. ...more

January 26, 2009

Eight male inmates were taken to a hospital after a "large-scale fight" at a federal prison northwest of Orlando. ...more

January 26, 2009

Tattoo removal is painful, costly and time-consuming, but business is booming. ...more

January 21, 2009