A Zephyrhills man with two children in his car fled a traffic stop this morning before crashing and trying to escape into the chilly Hillsborough River, Tampa police say. An officer jumped in to save Craig Kendrick, 34, and Kendrick was arrested shortly after midnight. ...more

December 21, 2009

I would like to know the history of our chairs. They are similar, but one is larger than the other. After having them in the family since the 1940s painted black, we finally refinished them. ...more

December 13, 2009

It appears that we and our government have not learned anything in the last 2,064 years. Why do I say this? In the year 55 BC, Cicero, a Roman citizen, wrote the following: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, and the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." ...more

November 9, 2009

Myths de-bunked by Make-up artist Joella Bowden ...more

October 21, 2009

Brandon's Chris Colwill, a graduate of Tampa Preparatory School and the University of Georgia, finished eighth in today's finals of the 3-meter springboard diving at the FINA World Championships in Rome. ...more

July 23, 2009

Bayshore Boulevard will be losing its thump-thump this summer. Starting Saturday, the Hillsborough County Public Works Department will begin repairs on the northbound and southbound lanes of the road between the Davis Islands Bridge overpass and Rome Avenue. ...more

July 17, 2009

"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living off of public assistance." Cicero - 55BC. Apparently Cicero was the Ron Paul of that era. ...more

March 20, 2009

Driver injured in Bradenton after losing control of her car ...more

March 8, 2009

Why is it that our new president has been in office for only about a month and people already are giving up on him? ...more

February 23, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 8-13 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 21, 2009