Madelyn Dunham, who watched from afar as her only grandson rapidly ascended the ranks of American politics to the brink of the presidency, did not live to see whether he was elected. ...more

November 4, 2008

A local man is in custody following a Sunday evening shooting that critically injured a second person. Kevin David Brown, 20, of 404 S. Main St., Lake Placid, was arrested in connection with the crime, according to Lake Placid Police Chief Phil Williams. ...more

November 3, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives have ruled the death of a man whose body was found Sunday evening near a bar was a homicide. Bernaldo C. Vasquez, 23, of 13324 Center St., was found dead outside a home at 38827 Island Ave. just before 5:30 p.m., not far from Cooper's Bar, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

October 20, 2008

Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month. ...more

October 14, 2008

Dock Green Silverhawk hopes to see 2,000 friends this weekend. Last year, about 1,800 people attended his annual Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering, an event that started in his Plant City backyard five years ago. Although Silverhawk, who is part Creek and part Cherokee, has enough land for horses to graze on, the event soon became too popular for his limited acreage. ...more

October 11, 2008

Give Matt Garza high marks for honesty. On a day when the Rays needed his best, he didn't come close to providing. He knew it, too. ...more

October 6, 2008

A seven-day revival involving 49 St. Petersburg churches started Sunday night with songs, sermons and a mission to "deal with the ills of society" and to "reach out to the lost," according to pastors. "The energy is very high," said Louis Murphy, pastor of Mt. Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. "People are very excited about the revival coming to St. Petersburg." ...more

September 7, 2008

Law enforcement officials in Plant City say they're investigating a car crash Sunday evening that left one person dead and another in critical condition. ...more

August 31, 2008

She wasn't among the automatic qualifiers and she's suffering the effects of a flu bug, but Leto High and University of South Florida product Damu Cherry still managed to escape the first qualifying round of the women's 100-meter hurdles. ...more

August 18, 2008

She wasn't among the automatic qualifiers, but Tampa Leto High and University of South Florida product Damu Cherry still managed to advance to the semifinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Beijing Olympics in China. Local Athlete Advances In Olympic Hurdles ...more

August 17, 2008