TAMPA - Police are combing the Palma Ceia area for a robber in a beige suit jacket and brown ball cap who took an undetermined amount of jewelry and cash from a store about 2 p.m. today. ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - Detectives are searching for a man they say has robbed three convenience stores since Monday, each time by reaching into the register after asking the clerk for change. ...more

January 9, 2008

Citrus growers in the Tampa Bay area spent the New Year on high alert last week as freezing temperatures threatened crops. ...more

January 9, 2008

It was almost back to normal in Florida on Friday - the skies were blue, the sun was shining, shorts were on and the iguanas were back in the trees. ...more

January 5, 2008

KEY BISCAYNE - How cold was it in South Florida this week? Cold enough to cause iguanas to drop out of trees in Key Biscayne. ...more

January 4, 2008

Now that you've weathered what may end up being the coldest night Tampa Bay residents will face this winter, it's time to thaw out and get ready for another cold 24 hours or so. ...more

January 3, 2008

My mother is in her ninth decade. That makes my own age look like a typo when I'm asked to write it on a page and sound like an outright lie when I speak it. ...more

December 23, 2007

TAMPA - Temperatures may not drop as low as expected this morning, but it's still a chilly start to the day. ...more

December 18, 2007

TAMPA - Drivers should avoid eastbound Busch Boulevard between Nebraska Avenue and North 12th Street because of a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, police said. ...more

December 7, 2007

Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl, and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet, have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature. ...more

December 7, 2007