A 13-year-old girl is in stable condition at Tampa General Hospital after being stabbed today, Tampa police say. ...more

January 30, 2009

moved to follow my head as I righted myself in the chair. Joop sighed and shifted beside me. I was grateful for the tiny sound of his breathing. ...more

January 18, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's Deputy Matthew Kadel acknowledges that he shot and killed a pit bull that bit him on the left arm and leg and repeatedly charged at him this week. ...more

December 13, 2008

Pasco County Sheriff's Office Deputy Matthew Kadel acknowledges that he shot and killed a pit bull that bit him on the left arm and leg and repeatedly charged at him this week. ...more

December 12, 2008

Hey Bob Goldsmith, referencing your "kudos" to the other entrants in the ongoing war of words, might I try to make some peace and clarify a couple of things? ...more

December 11, 2008

A deputy shot an aggressive dog today after authorities say it was part of a pair of canines that bit two people in Brandon this afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2008

During a recent visit to the veterans hospital in Los Angeles, I ran across a young man fresh out of the Army. He had fought in Afghanistan and was recovering from some of his wounds. He was also homeless and, quite frankly, a little frustrated by what he saw as cumbersome and inefficient layers of bureaucracy between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar - but survived - when a neighbor saved her from the animal's cage at a northwest Miami home. ...more

November 16, 2008

On the official Gators' 10 Most Enjoyable, Pride-Restoring, Celebrate-This, Vindication List, you'd have to rank Saturday's 49-10 victory over Georgia one through at least seven. ...more

November 2, 2008

A man in jail on drug charges was charged today with first-degree murder in connection to the March 29 slaying of a Tampa woman, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 27, 2008