It appears unlikely that criminal charges will be filed against the owner of a drive-through beverage and snacks store who fatally shot a man he said was trying to rob him Monday night, a Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman said Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEFFNER – Just hours after a store owner shot and killed an apparent robber, the owner's wife and daughter were back at work. Karla Vigil, 47, said her husband, Cres Vigil, 46, was at home this morning. "He's pretty shaken up," she said. "It's not something he wanted to do." ...more

May 27, 2008

Residents in the Tommytown area are concerned for their safety but reticent to provide information about shootings here that left three people dead this past weekend, a community leader says. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - Members of Veterans for Peace and other anti-war groups will hold a Vigil for Peace from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Gandy Boulevard and Dale Mabry Highway. Army veteran Jay Alexander of St. Petersburg said the demonstration isn't intended to discourage people from attending AirFest this weekend at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

May 2, 2008

Tatum Johnson, a 7-year-old Mort Elementary School first-grader who died after she was struck by a car over the weekend, loved Valentine's Day. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - Tatum Johnson, a 7-year-old Mort Elementary School first-grader killed when she was struck by a car over the weekend, loved Valentine's Day. ...more

February 12, 2008

TAMPA - At a vigil for his 7-year-old daughter Saturday night, Michael Johnson said the girl was a social butterfly who loved animals. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - Authorities confirmed today that Timothy "Chip" Chipley, whose body was found floating in a Carrollwood pond, is a homicide victim. ...more

February 4, 2008

Authorities confirmed Saturday what some friends already knew - that the body found floating in a Carrollwood pond was that of Timothy "Chip" Chipley, last seen a week earlier at a nearby bar. ...more

February 2, 2008

Residents found a body partially submerged in a lake Friday at Countrywood Apartments, less than a mile from where a missing martial arts enthusiast was last seen. ...more

February 2, 2008