Ed Rendell can't believe that he's being asked about the fact that he said that Barack Obama's nominee for head of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, has "no life." ...more

December 6, 2008

The state Fire Marshal's Office is investigating six intentionally set fires in downtown Sebring, near and in the vicinity of Sebring Middle School, located in the southeast quadrant of the city. ...more

November 13, 2008

Law enforcement officials say they have a person of interest in the case of a Lake Placid man found dead Monday, the victim of a gunshot wound. ...more

November 7, 2008

8:26 a.m.: You may have to wait in line to vote today, but there is one thing you won't have to worry about in St. Petersburg: parking tickets. ...more

November 4, 2008

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson appealed on Sunday for the public's help in finding her 7-year-old nephew, missing since the shooting deaths of her mother and brother. ...more

October 26, 2008

Human remains found over the weekend have been identified as those of a man who had been missing for a couple of days, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 24, 2008

A 41-year-old woman who was inline skating home from work was wounded with birdshot early Friday morning in a drive-by shooting, Clearwater police said. ...more

September 13, 2008

As each day passes with another positive report on Rocco Baldelli's rehab assignment, optimism has grown within the organization about the possibility that he will be back in a Rays uniform sometime in the near future. ...more

July 30, 2008

Dolores Amoriello of Hudson says people who let vehicles idle for a long time are wasting valuable fuel. ...more

July 9, 2008

According to a report this week in The Tampa Tribune, the layer of soil cement that helps stabilize the walls of Tampa Bay Water's C.W. Bill Young Reservoir, in eastern Hillsborough County, is only 3 inches thick in some places. The specifications of the 15-billion-gallon, $146 million reservoir say this layer of compacted sand and cement is supposed to be 12 inches thick. Executives of the Clearwater-based regional wholesale utility say this poses no safety threat to the people in the vicinity of the reservoir. Given the recent history of Tampa Bay Water, however, this situation and the way it has been handled is a source of concern. ...more

July 5, 2008