By the time James Swain begins writing a book, he typically has spent a couple of years thinking about his characters and their motivations. ...more

November 12, 2008

By the time James Swain begins writing a book, he typically has spent a couple of years thinking about his characters and their motivations. ...more

November 12, 2008

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Bill James, whose career as a crusader against corruption included the federal indictment of three Hillsborough County commissioners, has died at 75. ...more

June 18, 2008

Murders are not shocking in this city once called the nation's most dangerous. But even this place is shaken by the killing, still unsolved after five months, of a 12-year-old boy whose skull was so badly shattered by bullets that an undertaker used a top hat to hide the damage. ...more

December 17, 2007

Melanie Ross buries her mother today after losing her one-woman war with the U.S. Army. ...more

November 30, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Melanie Ross buries her mother Friday after losing her one-woman war with the U.S. Army. ...more

November 29, 2007

Every time James Sontag's daughter passes a Claire's store in the mall, she drags him in there. ...more

October 24, 2007