Dave Smith - "The Man in Back" - who was scheduled to appear at the Mother's Day celebration tonight, May 9, at the Shops of Longleaf has canceled his appearance at 7:30 p.m. due to illness. Smith has played tributes to Johnny Cash's music for more than 40 years. ...more

May 9, 2009

Streaking vessels raced down the Garrison Channel on Saturday for the sixth annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races. ...more

May 3, 2009

East Bay junior pitcher Kayla Cox put on quite a show last weekend. ...more

April 2, 2009

The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

Lori Guelff got tired of seeing all the bad news about the economy. So, inspired by a story her mother sent her, the owner of a day spa and hair salon decided to do what she could about it. ...more

March 31, 2009

Monday morning's call to 7983 Shadow Run Drive was nothing unusual for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The agency already had been called to the home three times in March, including the night before. ...more

March 31, 2009

A simmering cauldron of domestic violence involving an on-again, off-again couple and their adult children exploded this morning, leaving three people dead inside a house on a normally quiet residential street and one woman wounded, deputies said. Deputies had responded twice this month to the home at 7983 Shadow Run Drive. This morning, they arrived after someone said there was a suicidal person in the home. ...more

March 30, 2009

The pros and cons of coffee continue to be studied and debated. What might its effect be on stroke? ...more

March 28, 2009

Olivia Newton-John wants women to get physical - again. The Grammy Award-winning singer recently launched a breast self-examination kit designed to encourage women to perform monthly checks along with routine checkups and mammograms. ...more

March 28, 2009

"Ugly Betty" fans don't need to panic yet. The romantic comedy will resume May 7 after a six-week break. ...more

March 26, 2009