JACKSONVILLE (AP) — City officials have condemned the home where a 71-year-old woman was found dead in garbage piled 8 feet deep. ...more

October 8, 2009

In reference to your editorial that Kennedy kept decency alive, you folks have a short memory. Political differences aside, Kennedy's lack of personal character and decency was so legendary that it was fodder for late night talk show hosts and stand up comedians, many of whom agreed with his politics. ...more

August 30, 2009

The winding detour, sandy-covered streets, rattling machinery and stifling stench of flowing, raw sewage should now be a thankfully-buried part of Sun City Center's past. ...more

December 10, 2008

Angry Haitians stormed the twisted wreckage of a collapsed school on Sunday to demand rescuers speed up a search for victims, while officials worried about the stability of other buildings across this desperately poor country. ...more

November 10, 2008

Motorists can't see them as they drive along alternate U.S. 19, but bicycle riders, joggers and others who use the Pinellas Trail near the Dunn Water Reclamation plant can certainly smell the 2,000 free tail bats that have taken up residence in a tunnel under the roadway. ...more

October 27, 2008

To save some money on a summer vacation to Puerto Rico, Kim Gismervik decided to rent a house for her family instead of paying for multiple hotel rooms. After scouring the Web for the perfect place, she landed at Cyberrentals.com, where she found a three-bedroom villa on the north coast of the island with a grill, shared pool and backyard for $1,400 for the week. ...more

October 5, 2008

The outside walls of Miami Jai-Alai are cracked. The paint is chipped and faded. The entrance to the world's largest fronton, once a grand spectrum filled with fans, is empty. A single teller guards the door, charging a $1 fee. ...more

September 8, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is responding to the area of Williams Park in Riverview after several residents complained of an odor that made them ill. ...more

August 10, 2008

Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile Americans who are four wheels away from homelessness. ...more

June 24, 2008

Because even under the most favorable circumstances Steve O'Neill is as chatty as a clam, we don't know what was on the 47-year-old Port Richey city councilman's mind early on the morning of May 25 when he climbed behind the wheel of his 2001 Ford. ...more

June 1, 2008