It seems obvious: Children shouldn't be left alone in cars. Yet, parents and caregivers often find themselves doing just that as they run errands or try to avoid waking a child. Often, they forget the child is in the car. No one ever expects their child will die from it. Many are unaware they can go to jail for it. ...more

July 28, 2008

City Has PR Problem Since moving back to Temple Terrace from Austin, Texas, in 2001, I'm shocked how little Temple Terrace is known regionally. Folks either don't know where it is, or they think Temple Terrace is crime ridden or they don't think our area has any history, culture or character. ...more

July 24, 2008

Given the season, it figured, it just figured. The clock on the wall at Yankee Stadium said it was 1:52 in the morning. It's never too late to make it a Rays night. ...more

July 16, 2008

Everyone, with the possible exception of wealthy folks who don't care, is looking at ways to trim fuel expenses. Local governments certainly are trying to save money where they can, and every option is on the table. That's as it should be. But we also think it's unreasonable to devise gimmicky fuel savings by telling law enforcement and others to brave Florida's sweltering heat to save a buck or two. The good news is that our local law enforcement agencies are not doing that. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa International Airport ranked fourth nationwide in on-time departure performance and seventh in on-time arrival performance in May, U.S. Department of Transportation data released Monday showed. ...more

July 7, 2008

In her first U.S. Olympic track and field trials, Tampa's Damu Cherry looked more like a determined, business-like veteran than a 30-year-old rookie. ...more

July 6, 2008

TAMPA - A fire this morning sparked by an electrical short in an outlet caused about $60,000 worth of damage to a house in North Tampa, firefighters said. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the blaze at 10917 Hyacinth Ave. about 6:16 a.m. and had the flames under control within 15 minutes. No one was injured. ...more

July 1, 2008

RSL Florida's 'girls under-16 team became the first in the club's history to advance out of the group stages at the U.S. Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championships, but could go no further as it fell 3-0 to the AFC Lightning from Atlanta in the quarterfinals. ...more

June 26, 2008

CLEARWATER - A small airplane crashed on a runway at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport this morning, and the pilot crawled out of the wreckage, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 12, 2008