Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. ...more

November 3, 2008

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson appealed on Sunday for the public's help in finding her 7-year-old nephew, missing since the shooting deaths of her mother and brother. ...more

October 26, 2008

Barack Obama, briefly a grandson instead of a candidate, spent some quiet family time Friday with the ailing woman who helped raise him, while reporters, guards and gawkers waited outside her apartment building. ...more

October 25, 2008

Goodwill Industries Inc. plans to build a retail store on State Road 56 just east of Interstate 75. ...more

October 22, 2008

Dear Abby: My husband cheated on me, so I decided to end the marriage. I didn't tell anyone the true reason behind the divorce because I wanted to keep it private. ...more

October 19, 2008

The owner of Donut King did not see the individuals coming who eventually robbed her. ...more

October 12, 2008

Dear Abby: After 12 years on the West Coast, my husband and I moved back East last year with our 3-year-old son, "Adam." My parents, my husband's mom and our siblings live here, and we wanted Adam to know his family. ...more

October 5, 2008

Gulf running back sets county single-game rushing record with 432 yards vs. Ridgewood. ...more

October 4, 2008

Roommates -- a teenager and a woman -- both lose in a battle for TV remote control, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

September 29, 2008

TALLAHASSEE For more than a week, Jermaine Thomas waited for a call. Any call. ...more

September 11, 2008