As people rush around shopping and spending, the U.S. Secret Service says counterfeiters are also gearing up for a busy holiday season. ...more

December 9, 2009

In a packed ceremony Monday morning at the Tampa Convention Center, 413 people from 74 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens while family members and friends watched. ...more

December 8, 2009

More than 400 people from roughly 74 countries were in as United States citizens today at the Tampa Convention Center. Among those taking the oath of allegiance was Ukraine native Oleg Prudius, billed in the ring as wrestler Vladimir Kozlov. ...more

December 7, 2009

A Tampa man called 911 seven times Sunday, once threatening to blow up his neighbor's house, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 7, 2009

A Harvard professor says that CNN Headline News host Nancy Grace's relentless questioning of a Florida mother three years ago contributed to her suicide, according to a filing in the family's wrongful death case. ...more

December 6, 2009

A New Jersey woman returned home from spending Thanksgiving with family days after she avoided foreclosure to find that the locks had been changed nevertheless. ...more

December 5, 2009

One boy stabbed another with scissors at Durant High School this morning, sheriff's and school officials said. ...more

December 2, 2009

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — At least three cruise ship companies have canceled excursions within certain parts of Nassau after police in the Bahamas reported several tourists being robbed. ...more

November 30, 2009

A small plane crashed in eastern Hillsborough County on Sunday, killing two people. ...more

November 30, 2009

Two years ago it was text messaging. Phones with pull-out keypads were what people wanted. ...more

November 28, 2009