A 31-year-old Tampa man sliced a pit bull's ear off with a machete, Hillsborough County Animal Services says. ...more

July 10, 2009

A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx. ...more

July 4, 2009

It's a happy July 4 for two winners of a Florida Lottery drawing who bought tickets in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

July 4, 2009

Representatives from Tampa General Hospital confirmed Monday afternoon that a man struck by lightning while golfing at Spring Lake Golf Resort on Thursday has died. ...more

June 16, 2009

A two-car collision Friday afternoon injured a Zephyrhills police officer and the other driver. ...more

May 2, 2009

A Boston hospital has performed the nation's second face transplant on a man who suffered traumatic facial injuries from a fall. ...more

April 10, 2009

The bug spray bandits are back. ...more

March 28, 2009

Though he still isn't saying much publicly, Pittsburgh Pirates minor-league outfielder Jose Tabata read a statement Friday afternoon expressing hurt about how his wife, Amalia Tabata Pereira, "lied to me." ...more

March 28, 2009

A Georgia bank with a branch in Tampa was taken over by regulators Friday, marking the 21st failure this year of a federally insured bank. ...more

March 28, 2009

New York Yankees first-baseman Mark Teixeira stepped to the plate with a stickball bat and rubber ball in hand. ...more

March 28, 2009