Every Friday and Saturday, Oscar Puffinburger sits on the porch of the Angel Attic thrift shop in Ruskin, greeting the mostly down-and-out people who come for a bargain or two. Beside him is a box of free toys, which he offers to children who stop by with their parents. ...more

January 14, 2009

Police have released the identity of a man killed in a head-on collision in Citrus County on Thursday. Paul James McDermott II, 41, of Beverly Hills, was killed after his car veered into oncoming traffic on County Road 491 near U.S. 41, police said. He died at the scene. His identity was withheld Thursday pending notification of relatives. ...more

January 9, 2009

Police are investigating a stabbing this morning at the Tampa bar. Police were called to the Apollo South Lounge, 5110 N. 40th St., at 2:46 a.m. to investigate a report of a man being stabbed in the abdomen. ...more

January 8, 2009

After his wife was found dead inside their Bellair home in November and a murder warrant was issued for his arrest, Ryan Cataneo headed west, authorities say. Cataneo, 40, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Casino in Las Vegas, said Pinellas County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Bordner. ...more

January 6, 2009

A flyover of four Harrier jets over Raymond James Stadium for the Outback Bowl has been canceled, a Marine Corps spokesman said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

Most of the struggling teenagers don't have a lot themselves, but they know about giving. ...more

December 19, 2008

Most of the struggling teenagers don't have a lot themselves, but they know about giving. ...more

December 18, 2008

A 59-year-old Gibsonton man died Thursday afternoon after his car veered off southbound Interstate 75, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

December 11, 2008

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking the public's help in locating an 82-year-old woman whose family has not seen her for six months. Mabel A. Pugliese, of 7993 Oak Run Circle, Lakeland, was reported missing on Sunday by a family member. ...more

December 10, 2008

Three adults lost their home and were sent to a hospital Monday morning because of a blaze sparked by a malfunctioning medical oxygen generator, according to Pasco Fire Rescue. ...more

December 10, 2008