Farrah Fawcett, whose luxurious tresses and blinding smile helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's "Charlie's Angels," died Thursday after battling cancer. She was 62. ...more

June 25, 2009

The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been indicted on several charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl she was baby sitting in central Florida. ...more

June 25, 2009

Thursday turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless. The high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across several west Florida counties early Thursday morning, just as hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features. ...more

June 19, 2009

The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when an announcement came over the loudspeaker asking if there was a doctor on board. ...more

June 18, 2009

Today turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless. The same day hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features – the high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across West Florida. ...more

June 18, 2009

The Florida Aquarium introduced a new floating classroom Thursday morning. Three times the capacity of the previous boat, the catamaran will allow passengers to see bird sanctuaries, wild dolphins and other native marine life. ...more

June 12, 2009

Cyclists in the Tampa Bay area have a chance to hit the road with former Tour De France racer Bob Roll on Thursday morning. Anyone able to maintain an 18-mph pace is welcome to join the popular cycling commentator as he departs from Just Ride Bicycles, 13431 Boyette Road, at 10 a.m. ...more

June 3, 2009

Firefighters were again battling a mobile home blaze early Thursday morning. ...more

April 24, 2009

Weather conditions in the Everglades won't provide much help for crews battling a wildfire that has grown to more than 4,000 acres and closed Interstate 75 across the state. ...more

April 23, 2009

A fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area has tested positive for rabies, said Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan. ...more

April 21, 2009