For years, no one on Crest Drive paid much attention to the little white house with pink trim. ...more

November 30, 2009

WestShore Plaza owner may change WestShore Plaza could have a new owner soon. Current owner Glimcher Realty Trust is close to a deal to sell a 60 percent stake in WestShore and one other mall to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP for $195 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources. ...more

November 4, 2009

Investigators are sorting through more than a thousand tips but are still trying to figure out what happened when 7-year-old Somer Thompson. And a fundraiser for Somer Thompson's family raised about $18,500 so her mother doesn't have to go back to work immediately. ...more

October 25, 2009

A runaway car plunged into the Intracoastal Waterway in Nokomis this afternoon and quickly sank. The scene was captured by a local news crew shooting video from a nearby boat. ...more

October 7, 2009

Editor's note: The following letter was written to Brooksville Police Chief George Turner and is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

July 24, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives continue to investigate a human trafficking ring and on Thursday announced the arrest of Roosevelt James "Pudgie" Wade, 31, 1910 Cobb Drive in Marietta, Ga., ...more

May 28, 2009

A century ago, at the dawn of food safety laws, inspection amounted to little more than opening a bin of flour and looking for something wiggly. ...more

February 14, 2009

Local authorities reported fewer arrests Saturday compared with a year ago as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the Gasparilla celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 8, 2009

A bill passed Wednesday would make human smuggling a third degree felony with a five-year maximum prison sentence. ...more

February 4, 2009

An East Tampa house fire that started in the fireplace has prompted local authorities to remind residents to take proper precautions before using a fireplace during cold snaps. This afternoon's fire was at 2904 N. 56th St., at the home of Lewis and Mildred Watson. Lewis Watson had a "big and hot'' fire going in the fireplace when he noticed smoke coming from the attic. ...more

January 20, 2009