A man in his 40s and a 15-year-old boy were injured this afternoon when the personal watercraft they were trying to get on, off the shore of Sand Key, exploded, according to fire and police officials. ...more

March 24, 2009

Authorities are searching for a suspicious man who sat in his truck Monday and stared at two girls, ages 9 and 8, as they were sunbathing. ...more

March 11, 2009

Police are investigating whether a man who plunged onto a city street from an Interstate 4 overpass today jumped or fell accidentally. ...more

March 5, 2009

The snowstorm that plastered the Southeast during the weekend and migrated to pound the Northeast today caused 27 canceled flights by midmorning at Tampa International Airport. ...more

March 2, 2009

A body found Sunday evening in Ruskin had no obvious signs of trauma, though it's up to the medical examiner's office to determine an official cause of death, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

March 2, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released a description of a suspect involved in a deadly beating in Tampa last week. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Bay area's temperatures dipped to 39 degrees Fahrenheit this morning and by about 9 a.m. had climbed into the low 40s. Many residents experienced frost on windshields and felt as if the air were much colder. ...more

February 21, 2009

Jonathan Richman once sang about growing "Dignified and Old." Dex Romweber is only in his early 40s but he projects a dignity on "Ruins of Berlin" that's rare in rock 'n' roll. ...more

February 12, 2009

A woman was shot and killed tonight in an incident involving St. Petersburg police officers, according to the police department. ...more

February 10, 2009

What a wonderful experience we had last month at the Sebring Civic Center, listening and dancing to the Highlandaires, the local big band group. It was sad, however, to see the lack of people who showed up to support this amazing group. I cannot understand how a group of this caliber is not drawing crowds at each and every performance. To see eight musicians in concert and the talent of these Highlands County musicians go un-noticed is unbelievable to say the least. ...more

February 9, 2009