A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Central Mississippi recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leaving a cove well-known for its fishing. The game warden asked the man: "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" "Nawsir" replied the redneck. "I ain't got none of them there licenses. You must understand these here are my pet fish." "Pet fish?" ...more

January 31, 2008

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County's tourism consultant said the nation has entered a recession, which means the tourism industry will become more vital to the county than ever. ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA University of South Florida offensive coordinator Greg Gregory said he is interested in the head coaching position at his alma mater, Richmond, after Spiders coach Dave Clawson left Friday to become offensive coordinator at Tennessee. ...more

January 12, 2008

Long before most people knew of Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson expected to capture the support of the Republican Party's evangelical wing. ...more

January 11, 2008

As part of the events leading up to the New Year's Day Outback Bowl, players from both Tennessee and Wisconsin visited St. Joseph's Children's Hospital to sign autographs and pass out souvenirs to patients. ...more

December 27, 2007

TAMPA - Former Hillsborough County Deputy Daniel Brock may have lost his job, but he gets to keep his certification as a Florida law enforcement officer. ...more

December 19, 2007

Les Miles insists he will remain LSU's football coach despite all the speculation he would bolt for Michigan. ...more

December 2, 2007

Arkansas 50, No. 1 LSU 48, 3 OTs, Friday No. 3 Missouri 36, No. 2 Kansas 28 No. 4 West Virginia 66, No. 20 UConn 21 No. 5 Ohio State did not play No. 6 Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17 No. 11 USC 44, No. 7 Arizona State 24, Thurs. No. 8 Virginia Tech 33, No. 16 Virginia 21 UCLA 16, No. 9 Oregon 0 No. 10 Oklahoma 49, Oklahoma State 17 No. 12 Florida 45, Florida State 12 Texas A&M 38, No. 13 Texas 30, Friday No. 14 Hawaii 39, No. 17 Boise St. 27, Friday No. 15 Boston College 28, Miami 14 No. 18 Illinois did not play No. 19 Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50, 4 OTs No. 21 Clemson 23, South Carolina 21 No. 22 Wisconsin did not play No. 23 BYU 17, Utah 10 No. 24 Cincinnati 52, Syracuse 31 No. 25 Auburn 17, Alabama 10 ...more

November 25, 2007

People who heard a woman's cry for help foiled an attempted carjacking Nov. 17, police said. ...more

November 24, 2007

PLANT CITY - People who heard a woman's cry for help foiled an attempted carjacking Saturday, police said. ...more

November 21, 2007