The pressure is off Kendall Dawson. At a ceremony resplendent with the crimson and white colors of her future school, the Plant City High senior made official her commitment to play softball at the University of Alabama. Dawson verbally committed in the spring but last week was the first time high school students could actually sign letters of intent. ...more

November 21, 2007

State transportation data show Florida teenagers are waiting longer to get driver's licenses, possibly because of tougher requirements. ...more

November 4, 2007

Defenseman Matt Smaby was sent down Friday, but it doesn't mean he's out of the Lightning's plans. ...more

October 27, 2007

The city may be losing ground in college football's Top 10, but there's still plenty of reason to party. ...more

October 24, 2007

TAMPA - Well, the secret is out. Tampa denizens have known it for years and have tried to keep it from their out-of-town, goody-goody relatives, but the word has slipped past loose lips, and now this city has a reputation to live down. Tampa, a haven for strip clubs, peep shows and lingerie shops, has made a bacchanalian Top 10 list, and the reason has nothing to do with college football's BCS rankings. ...more

October 23, 2007

The people who brought you the Monster Thickburger and the 1,100-calorie salad are at it again - this time for breakfast. ...more

October 16, 2007

Around 11 o'clock Thursday morning, a crew from the city's water and sewer utility came to Lakeside Cemetery to create Aaron Smith's resting place. ...more

October 16, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - As Air Force One roared away from Pinellas County, soaring to its next destination in South Florida, about 20 protesters of the throng that lined Roosevelt Boulevard earlier in the day remained, hoping to have their anti-establishment voices heard. ...more

October 12, 2007

A new 10 p.m. news program will be introduced in the Tampa-St. Petersburg television market beginning Oct. 8. ...more

September 29, 2007

The Bullets White, an Amateur Athletic Union youth baseball club from Dover, brought home the championship at the First Pitch Tournament held Labor Day weekend. ...more

September 26, 2007