PLANT CITY A homeless man was charged last week after he was accused of yanking copper wire from a Plant City business, causing extensive damage to three air conditioners, according to a police report. ...more

October 22, 2008

The Elegant Gardeners Club of Sun City Center will hold a two-part Herb Expo on Friday in the Atrium Building's Florida Room, 955 North Course Lane. ...more

October 22, 2008

On a Tuesday when we're wondering whether "Dancing With the Stars" favorite Warren Sapp was ever known for his moves on the dance floors of Tampa nightspots when he played for the Bucs, here is my list of 10 noteworthy things debuting on TV this week. ...more

October 7, 2008

Jurors who have been told to refrain from judging O.J. Simpson on his past heard a recording Thursday of a police employee exulting: "This is great. ... California can't get him. ... Now we'll be able to." ...more

September 19, 2008

Four men tried to buy four kilograms of cocaine from an agent of the Tampa Police Department on Wednesday night, police say. ...more

September 12, 2008

Four men tried buying four kilograms of cocaine from an agent of the Tampa Police Department on Wednesday night, police say. Officers arrested Arturo Aleman, 33, of Kissimmee; Orbil Millan-Romero, 34, of Tampa; Pedro Pinet, 35, of Tampa; and Ricardo Quinones-Romero, 28, of Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2008

Pssst. The secret's out at KFC. Well, sort of. Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of the country's most famous corporate secrets. ...more

September 10, 2008

Clayton Maxwell watched as his sister's boyfriend and four cohorts put bandannas across their faces then armed themselves with hammers and a gun, he testified Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008

Explain, Congresswoman Regarding "Search For Culprit In Immigrants' Crime Spree Starts On Capitol Hill" (Our Opinion, Aug. 26): ...more

August 30, 2008

An auto burglary at the Tuscany Point Apartments last week has led to the discovery of a rash of connected auto burglaries in the West Shore area, with at least 20 vehicles broken into by the same people, police said. ...more

August 23, 2008