TAMPA -- Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex for about an hour this morning, dousing the blaze before anyone was injured. Damage was estimated at about $25,000, authorities said. ...more

January 16, 2009

Roberta Wido said Monday she always knew the man who gunned down her 82-year-old husband before her eyes in their Timber Oaks home last summer would be caught. "I knew they would get him," she said hours after a public announcement of the arrest was made. "I have confidence in the sheriff and his men and his women." ...more

January 12, 2009

A homeless man is accused of peeking through a window while two children undressed and then, as he was being chased by neighbors, grabbing and punching a teenage girl. ...more

January 9, 2009

A body discovered this morning in a vacant lot is that of a 15-year-old girl reported as a runaway a month ago, St. Petersburg police said. She had been shot. The body of Malayshia Kierra Gamble was found at 8:10 a.m. at 856 Preston Ave. S., said St. Petersburg police spokesman Bill Proffitt. ...more

January 9, 2009

This chicken and rice dish is a reminder of why they love their neighborhood so much. ...more

January 8, 2009

An allegation of misconduct by a Highlands County commissioner is included in a lawsuit filed by Preston Colby this week charging that county officials did not fully comply with his public records requests. ...more

January 8, 2009

The developers of Berry Hill Estates, a controversial subdivision proposed for land west of Dade City, abruptly pulled out Tuesday after one county commissioner called the latest revision of the project "junk." ...more

January 7, 2009

There is a common area privacy hedge behind my home that has been attacked by a fungus. Many plants have died. The hedge was a barrier for both privacy and sound from the boulevard that my home borders. I have sent several letters to the board about the problem, and they have been disregarded. Nothing has been done to address the fungus or repair the hedge. I feel that it lowers the value of my home. ...more

January 4, 2009

The city park at Valencia Circle looked bare for Christmas after neighborhood organizer Mary Shivers reportedly emptied it of several items she and her friends placed there. ...more

December 29, 2008

Dear Abby: A few months ago, I moved in to a new apartment. The complex, while not luxurious, is quite nice. ...more

December 28, 2008