John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 21, 2008

John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 20, 2008

Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games today to become the grandest of Olympic champions. ...more

August 17, 2008

A family of six was displaced Wednesday night when their double-wide mobile home at 5810 State Road 66, west of Payne Road, in Sebring, was destroyed by a fire. ...more

July 31, 2008

Gerald Joseph Spelman was at home drinking Tuesday night, Tampa police say, and consumed so much alcohol that he passed out on his bed, leaving two young children unsupervised. ...more

July 30, 2008

Maria Louisa Davis got to the United States seven years ago, but Monday she became a permanent fixture. She was one of 520 flag-waving, "Star Spangled Banner"-singing people sworn in as citizens at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

July 29, 2008

Maria Louisa Davis got to the United States seven years ago, but today she became a permanent fixture. She was one of 520 flag-waving, "Star Spangled Banner"-singing people sworn in as citizens today at the Tampa Convention Center. The 52-year-old Orlando woman said she wants to vote in the election this fall and that was an overriding reason for her going through the lengthy process. Today is the deadline for registering to vote for the primary election in August, and it also marks 100 days until the presidential election in November. ...more

July 28, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority on Tuesday began eviction proceedings against one of its own: longtime housing Commissioner Karen Peoples. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies say a man fatally choked the family cat in front of his wife and two daughters, ages 7 and 1. ...more

July 14, 2008

Edie and Claude Gardner of Sun City Center celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary June 11. ...more

June 28, 2008