A Ruskin couple and their 5-year-old son were the victims of a deadly crash Sunday evening. Gerald Pittman, 29, his wife, Sylvia Pittman, 27, and their son Jarod died at the scene, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 30, 2009

A 48-year-old Orlando woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash that also sent three of her passengers to area hospitals. ...more

June 14, 2009

Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond Monday, after being charged Sunday with aggravated child abuse of the 20-month-old baby girl of his live-in girlfriend. ...more

March 30, 2009

As the sun dropped behind the pine trees at Innisbrook Resort on Sunday evening, Retief Goosen stood on the 18th tee box of the Copperhead course needing only to make par to win the Transitions Championship. ...more

March 22, 2009

Mike Slive hears the outside world constantly debate NCAA tournament selections. Slive, the ultimate insider, ignores the noise. As this year's committee chairman, his job is separating those minute slivers and producing a 65-team bracket that reflects the best of the best. ...more

March 13, 2009

A 41-year-old Tampa man died Sunday evening, within hours after his Dodge Intrepid was struck from behind on 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

March 9, 2009

A body found Sunday evening in Ruskin had no obvious signs of trauma, though it's up to the medical examiner's office to determine an official cause of death, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

March 2, 2009

Police are looking for the person who robbed a liquor store Sunday evening. At 6:49 p.m., a white male suspect, between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build and light complexion, entered Robby's Liquors at 5046 Gall Blvd., records said. The suspect wore a hooded beige sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white bandana. ...more

February 16, 2009

A 46-year-old Ohio man tried taking his daughter from her biological mother's custody by flying to the girl's Florida home, grabbing her and forcing her into his vehicle, Hillsborough County deputies say. The man, Steven Ostromek, then changed vehicles and drove his 11-year-old daughter to Tampa International Airport, where he tried flying the girl to Ohio, according to deputies. ...more

February 16, 2009

Otis Anthony has dedicated his life to improving conditions for blacks in Tampa. One of his many contributions is a collection of oral histories, articles and transcripts that he gathered in the 1970s and has since donated to the University of South Florida for preservation. The following are excerpts from some of his interviews. ...more

February 15, 2009