He knew he would be a little late that first night of summer school, dashing from his middle school band awards program. ...more

May 3, 2008

Investigators found nothing after a bomb scare Friday at the Raytheon facility at 1501 72nd St. N. ...more

February 16, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Investigators found nothing after a bomb scare at the Raytheon facility at 1501 72nd St. N. ...more

February 15, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - St. Petersburg College's Clearwater campus was on lockdown briefly this afternoon, but the lockdown has ended, Clearwater police say. Police arrested a person minutes ago, according to a news release. An investigation is ongoing. ...more

February 11, 2008

AVON PARK — When South Florida Community College sophomore pitcher Jeff Bloomer went down last season with an injured shoulder, he was forced away from the game he loves. "It was extremely hard being away," Bloomer said. "I didn't play in any fall exhibition games and I'm finally healthy enough to get back out there." Bloomer showed that he was worth the wait — he hurled 6 2/3 innings and surrendered no runs and just two hits against the defending Suncoast Conference champions St. Petersburg College. But the Titans were able to piece together some timely hits and catcher James Blackburn's single into right field scored the winning run to beat the Panthers 7-6 in 12 innings on Friday, spoiling a five-run comeback for the Panthers on opening day at Panther Field. ...more

January 27, 2008

AVON PARK — Former SFCC Panther and current Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Jesse Litsch returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday evening, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day against St. Petersburg College. Litsch, who graduated from SFCC and was named Florida Pitcher of the Year in 2004, signed autographs and took pictures with many of the same fans who came out to cheer him on when he was striking opposing batters out on a much smaller stage. "I loved my time here [at SFCC]," Listch said. "I've got a lot of memories of our team and the playoff run we had. This is one of the places I got to learn my craft." ...more

January 27, 2008

Chris Stein is a year out of high school now and still waiting for his big break. ...more

January 18, 2008

Although its doors have yet to open, things are moving right along at Hillsborough Community College's new SouthShore Center. ...more

January 17, 2008

Bayfront Medical Center can offer health care professionals an exciting and rewarding work environment. ...more

January 13, 2008