A 1,000-gallon spill of diesel fuel into Tampa Bay will not seriously damage the environment, authorities say, but the collision that led to it forced the Coast Guard to shut down the Bay for more than 12 hours. ...more

February 14, 2009

Three of 31 nursing homes in Hillsborough County received five stars and six received just one in a national ranking system just launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...more

December 28, 2008

Christmas Is No Threat The letter you printed Dec. 25, "Christmas Defended," by Emily Harper was a satirical letter whose purpose was to make the "conservative Christians" feel bad about wanting to keep the tradition of saying "Merry Christmas" alive in this world. ...more

December 28, 2008

A man apparently jumped off the Sunshine Skyway bridge early Saturday, authorities said. ...more

December 29, 2007

Tampa Tribune reporter Sherri Ackerman began covering the story of Courtney Clark's disappearance from Florida's care in June, when authorities found the toddler in Wisconsin. That led to a successful court petition for access to state records about Courtney and her mother, Candice Clark, as well as other household members. The records resulted in a series of investigative stories throughout the summer that exposed serious flaws in Florida's child welfare system as well as a dark side to Candice Clark. ...more

December 2, 2007