A search is under way for a man who disappeared from his assisted living facility in North Tampa late Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol today identified a woman killed Wednesday after her car was rear-ended on North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

January 2, 2009

Troy John Schultz, 41, of Weeki Wachee, died early Saturday in a head-on collision on U.S. 19 at Grizzly Bear Lane in Hernando County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

December 20, 2008

Sept. 11, 2001 brought new awareness into my life. It may have been seven years ago but I still remember it like yesterday. I used to get upset over little things, people moving too slow, phone ringing while I'm on the computer, things like that. It's funny, after that day I realized how insignificant those things were. ...more

December 5, 2008

A Tampa teenager was killed when the SUV he was riding in skidded out of control just after 1 a.m. Thursday in Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

December 4, 2008

A Tampa man was critically injured today when he lost control of a car on Interstate 75 and crashed into a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

November 26, 2008

A 28-year-old St. Petersburg man was killed this morning when he lost control of his car on the Fourth Street North exit off Interstate 275, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 19, 2008

Even though the federal government is footing the bill, sidewalks for Gulf Highlands Elementary School might need some slight redirection, one county official argues. ...more

November 19, 2008

Question: One of our owners was found dead in her unit. She had no known heirs. The police came and took the body, but never contacted the association with any follow-up information. Can you tell me what government agency we should contact about dealing with her unit and other property? ...more

November 18, 2008

A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued draft rules that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass. The proposals are meant to close a loophole that allows some huge feedlots to sell their milk as organic, even though their cows rarely if ever get to graze on fresh grass. Advocates for family farms and consumers say that's not what shoppers think they're buying when they pay a premium for organic milk. The public comment period on the draft rules runs through Dec. 23. ...more

November 18, 2008