The only mosquitoes killed so far by an expensive airplane purchased by Hillsborough County for pest control in 2003 were the few that may have smashed into its windshield on training flights. ...more

December 22, 2009

Rookie D Victor Hedman did not want to sit out Thursday's game. But after a brief skate in the morning, the No. 2 overall pick - who will celebrate his 19th birthday today - didn't make it out for warmups and missed his second game of the season. ...more

December 18, 2009

I thank God that he led me to study horticulture. I was a senior in high school and planning to be a school teacher when I got a flier in the mail about the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. My folks took me to see one school where I could study education (God made it rain that day and the place looked depressing) and then to see the School of Horticulture where the sun was shining and it looked like paradise. ...more

November 25, 2009

New products your cat will love. ...more

August 10, 2009

Regarding "Many scratch heads about toe-popping punisher," Aug. 2: ...more

August 5, 2009

Lightning D Noah Welch sat out Saturday's game as a healthy scratch. In seven games in a Tampa Bay uniform since being acquired from Florida, Welch has not recorded a point and is a minus-5. ...more

March 22, 2009

It is easy to make a serious mistake when rescuing an animal in need. No matter what the circumstances you may find an animal in, it is important to exercise caution. This is in the best interest of the animal you are trying to help, as well as your safety and the safety and welfare of the pets you have at home. ...more

March 22, 2009

Suddenly, Steven Stamkos is shining. The highly touted - and some would say overhyped - No. 1 pick has jumped back into the conversation as one of the NHL's top rookies with a late-season surge. ...more

March 22, 2009

Department of Transportation officials said they won't try to ram through an unpopular road project against the city's wishes. ...more

March 11, 2009

Tampa police charged Bryant Walker, of Tampa, with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor resisting arrest without violence at about 1:15 a.m. after a fight at Club Prana. ...more

February 28, 2009