Three-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Brooke Bennett, a native of Plant City, is nearly recovered from a serious auto accident that resulted in multiple fractures to her pelvis. ...more

December 16, 2009

Three-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Brooke Bennett, a native of Plant City, is nearly recovered from a serious auto accident that resulted in multiple fractures to her pelvis. ...more

December 16, 2009

A family spokesman reported Saturday that Alexander "Avi" Davidson, the Tampa teenager electrified Thursday when he climbed a power pole to photograph the sunset, remains unconscious and is undergoing tests at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

October 4, 2009

Myakka City woman hit by lightning ...more

May 25, 2009

Hijacked At The Pump If big oil can't make it on crude oil, they make it on refining. The last time oil hit a low of $34 a barrel we paid $1.59 a gallon for regular. Now we're hijacked at the pump at $1.93. Part of the stimulus package should be an excess profit tax on big oil to finance infrastructure. ...more

February 17, 2009

This week you told me about your experiences in waiting rooms at Tampa Bay area hospitals in response to a column about a personal experience with an 87-year-old woman. You wrote me about what I think is every hospital in the region, from Sebring to Ocala. ...more

February 10, 2009

Clowns from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus juggled their schedules to visit pediatric patients in Tampa General Hospital's Children's Medical Center on Jan. 8. The clowns stopped by for a few hours before performing at the TGH Foundation's annual "Night at the Circus" fundraiser, which benefited the NICU. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tampa General Hospital's Family Care Center will administer flu shots on a first-come, first-served basis from 1 to 4 p.m. The supply of vaccine is limited and will be available only to people 18 or older. ...more

December 16, 2008

Some of the children could barely smile or lift their small limbs to accept their gifts. ...more

September 3, 2008

Thanks For Editorial Regarding "Building A South County Hospital" (Our Opinion, June 16): ...more

June 23, 2008