ST. PETERSBURG -- One of the dogs trapped in a fire at Rep. Rick Kriseman's house earlier this week, while the state lawmaker was out of town with his family, has died, the representative confirmed today. Kriseman said Henry, a black Labrador, succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the 12:30 a.m. blaze Wednesday at the Kriseman home at 6044 Third Ave. N. Meanwhile, the Kriseman family's other dog, Maggie, who suffered severe smoke inhalation, is fighting for her life at the Animal Hospital of Treasure Island. ...more

June 6, 2008

A state lawmaker whose house burned down early Wednesday is returning with his wife and children from vacation in Virginia to assess the damage. ...more

June 5, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A state lawmaker whose house burned down early this morning is returning with his wife and children from vacation in Virginia to assess the damage. ...more

June 4, 2008

A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

Nooses, as in a hangman's halter, are making a comeback of sorts. ...more

February 24, 2008

Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. ...more

February 21, 2008

PALM HARBOR – A state lawmaker says he provided the tip that led the Pinellas Sheriff's Office to an indoor marijuana cultivation operation. ...more

February 20, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A former Republican state lawmaker from Pensacola will be the new secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday. ...more

February 12, 2008

Heath Ledger's family, his former fiancee Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown of Perth, Australia. ...more

February 10, 2008

Seven Springs Middle School eighth-grader Matt Nuzzo wanted to do something about the sandhill cranes he saw being killed by traffic along Trinity Boulevard. A nice idea, but what's a young man going to do about it? Write his state lawmaker? Get with it, this is the 21st century. ...more

January 19, 2008