On Wednesday's live broadcast of "American Idol" , the second group of 12 contestants were vying to be among this season's dozen finalists. ...more

February 26, 2009

Thirty dogs, many Yorkshire terriers and Chihuahuas that came out of a suspected puppy mill operation busted two weeks ago, are ready for adoption and will be available at the Hillsborough County Animal Services shelter today. ...more

November 19, 2008

The mural looks like a portrait of life here, a 2 feet-by-8 feet hand-printed acrylic work with at least two dozen symbols of Zephyrhills. ...more

November 13, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF Explorer downs Parrott, 156-165, for third win of the season after two practice rounds at The Quarry. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Bush administration's pitch for a sweeping bailout of the financial system has centered on two simple premises: that the economy could suffer a crippling downturn if action is not taken quickly and that this should consist of the government buying troubled mortgage securities from banks and other institutions. ...more

September 26, 2008

A second group of petitioners who oppose a plan to dump material dredged from the channel onto a parcel on Eagle Nest Drive will get a hearing in front of an administrative judge. ...more

September 10, 2008

Enthusiasm is rampant in Lake Placid as the Green Dragons open the football season tonight under the leadership of first-year coach Jason Holden. ...more

August 29, 2008

Police have charged three teenagers in a shooting that wounded two others at a city park on Monday. Darnell Jackson, 17, Demetrius Johnson, 17, and Devarius McClain, 16, are charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, Tampa police said today. ...more

August 13, 2008

A youth football league has canceled practice for the week at a city park after a shooting there Monday that wounded two teenagers, the league's executive director said. ...more

August 13, 2008

Police are looking for anyone connected with the shooting Monday of two teens at a park on North 34th Street. ...more

August 12, 2008