On a boardwalk in the wild Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a visitor recently stepped on a slick spot of something, possibly bird droppings, and slipped and fell. She got up and filed a lawsuit against the National Audubon Society, owner of the sanctuary east of Naples. ...more

June 20, 2008

A fire in the social hall attic of St. Patrick's Catholic Church forced the congregation outside just before 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday. ...more

June 16, 2008

TAMPA A fire in the social hall attic of St. Patrick's Catholic Church this morning forced the congregation outside just before the 9 a.m. Mass. ...more

June 15, 2008

It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. ...more

June 11, 2008

A Sudanese Airbus carrying 214 people veered off the runway in a thunderstorm and burst into flames late Tuesday, killing dozens unable to escape the inferno. Officials said more than 100 people fled the plane before it was engulfed by towering orange flames. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. "It feels safe," said the soon-to-be sixth-grader, who participates in the center's free after-school program while under the watchful eye of Hillsborough County employees. But Jessica's parents may have to pay for that care this fall if Hillsborough County commissioners decide to levy a fee to help offset a shrinking county budget. ...more

June 10, 2008

Show Some Compassion Christmas in our society is the premier holiday of the year. It's the season of giving and thinking of the less fortunate. But are compassionate people becoming an evaporating core? ...more

December 25, 2007

It's time for employers to spin off their 401(k) plans. ...more

November 6, 2007

Tykes at the Guavaween Family FunFest today may be dodging some raindrops, but the adults in the more prurient nighttime revelry have less chance of getting wet, if they notice. ...more

October 27, 2007

The bright white lights hovering over the Colony Hills Community on Thursday night were precisely choreographed and didn't skip a beat. ...more

October 27, 2007