Torrential rain Thursday afternoon flooded a neighborhood in East Tampa and closed one lane of State Road 60 near U.S. 41, slowing rush hour traffic to a crawl. ...more

July 18, 2008

Better Ways To Efficiency Regarding "Deputies Told To Curb Fuel Use" (Metro, July 4): ...more

July 11, 2008

Those hammering out a long-term plan for Brandon's development wanted to get a better look at the area. And they got it - stuck in rush-hour traffic. ...more

June 11, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Deputies arrested a man and woman Wednesday after the duo led them on car chase through Pinellas County. ...more

June 4, 2008

Like many moms of newborns, Caitlin Hume still has plenty of work to do when she gets home. There's the herring-and-krill formula to prepare, followed by a little peeping and playtime, then bed. ...more

May 21, 2008

Have you ever experienced one of those days when it just seems like nothing can go right and a black cloud appears to be following you around? ...more

February 11, 2008

Steel plates connecting beams in the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis were too thin by half and fractured, "the critical factor" in the collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

"Be careful who you pretend to be because you are who you pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Mother Night". TAMPA - Just what is Tampa pretending to be? If you believe the latest accolade bestowed on this town, Tampa is party central. Maxim magazine this week dubbed Tampa sixth on the Top 10 list of party cities, based on a formula that awards points for the number of strip joints, bars, divorcees and even condom sales. And if Tampa teetotalers object, look no further than Saturday night's Guavaween, the annual drunk fest costume party in Ybor City that runs a close second to Gasparilla in inebriation. ...more

October 26, 2007

The 528i is equipped with a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine, which produces 230 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 200 pounds-feet of torque at 2750 rpm. ...more

October 20, 2007

BRADENTON - For a dicey half-hour Monday night, it looked as though Dorothy might have to make her fabled trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not at all what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. The director, who spent much of his life working with animals as a clown for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, wanted an actual dog for the part of Toto in his upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" with the Manatee Players. ...more

October 9, 2007