U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, has asked Gov. Charlie Crist to convince Crist's new political big buddy, Sen. John McCain, the likely 2008 Republican presidential nominee, to drop his opposition to creating a national catastrophe fund to pay for damages from natural disasters such as hurricanes. ...more

February 16, 2008

Somehow, racy photographs from Christina Ofria's past made their way into the hands of administrators at Hernando Christian Academy. ...more

February 9, 2008

A 21-year-old Tampa man was accused by police of stealing $33,687 worth of electronics and causing about $5,000 in damages to local businesses. ...more

February 9, 2008

The free throws that were taken away badly hurt West Virginia. The wide-open shot by Pitt's Ronald Ramon that won the game bothered Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins a whole lot more. ...more

February 8, 2008

The family of a boy seriously injured last year when a speaker fell on his head at BayWalk is seeking millions of dollars in damages, their attorney said Wednesday morning, moments after he filed a lawsuit at the courthouse in downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

January 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The family of a boy seriously injured last year when a speaker fell on his head at BayWalk is seeking millions of dollars in damages, their attorney said this morning, moments after he filed a lawsuit in the courthouse in downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

January 16, 2008

Japan's prime minister apologized Tuesday to four people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products and promised to enact legislation to compensate them. ...more

December 26, 2007

I live in a small town home association. There has not been an annual meeting for more than a year. I searched the state Internet site and found our 2007 not-for-profit corporation annual report was filed with the secretary of state in March. ...more

December 14, 2007

TAMPA - An electrical fire in the wall of a kitchen of a south Tampa home resulted in $100,000 in damages this afternoon, Tampa Fire Rescue said. ...more

December 11, 2007

A 22-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the firebombing of several homes last month, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 2, 2007