A 27-year-old Valrico man was convicted today of federal child pornography charges for taking 34 graphic photographs of a 16-year-old relative. ...more

March 12, 2009

TAMPA - Kellon H. Wilson, the older brother of University of South Florida linebacker Kion Wilson, was shot and killed Saturday in Miami. ...more

March 11, 2009

An electrical fire destroyed a home at 1205 E. 15th Avenue in Tampa early Sunday morning. Shortly before 1:20 a.m., firefighters arrived at the house and reported smoke and flames coming from the one-story home, according to a news release from Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

March 8, 2009

A man previously convicted of felony DUI manslaughter was arrested this morning on a new charge of driving under the influence, records show. ...more

March 4, 2009

President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.55 trillion spending plan Thursday that would boost taxes on the wealthy, curtail Medicare, lay the groundwork for universal health care and leave a string of deficits dwarfing any in the nation's history. ...more

February 27, 2009

PLANT CITY The International Softball Federation has gone international in a big way. The federation, based in Plant City, recently opened its first European office, in Lausanne, Switzerland. The office will form the hub for the development of the sport in Europe and help garner closer contact with the International Olympic Committee and international sport federation colleagues. ...more

February 26, 2009

You would like to think that things are not as bad as they seem. Unless you are holed up somewhere in the swamps off the Tamiami Trail and your old rabbit-ears TV has stopped working, that's not so easy to do. ...more

February 22, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager and his wife, who are accused of stealing more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company, have been placed on house arrest, according to court documents. ...more

February 17, 2009

An office door that opens into the showroom at Jarrett Ford Lincoln Mercury in Dade City is getting some attention after a vendor for the dealership noticed that the wood grain in the door has the appearance of Jesus or possibly the shroud of Turin. ...more

February 12, 2009

Imagine jetting down Dale Mabry Highway on a monorail system, passing red lights and traffic jams. ...more

February 11, 2009