A Largo police officer going through some old shotgun shells a woman had turned in for proper disposal at the police station found something else in the mix Sunday morning: a half-stick of dynamite. ...more

June 29, 2009

The recent skiing accident death of 45-year-old Natasha Richardson from a "mild brain injury" has experts warning the public to take a blow to the head seriously. ...more

March 28, 2009

The Rays are expected to announce the status of Fernando Perez today after the outfielder had more tests on his injured left wrist Wednesday. ...more

March 12, 2009

Rays outfielder Fernando Perez is undergoing more tests on his injured left wrist today, and the team doesn't expect to announce anything definitive about his status until Thursday. ...more

March 11, 2009

Hijacked At The Pump If big oil can't make it on crude oil, they make it on refining. The last time oil hit a low of $34 a barrel we paid $1.59 a gallon for regular. Now we're hijacked at the pump at $1.93. Part of the stimulus package should be an excess profit tax on big oil to finance infrastructure. ...more

February 17, 2009

A New Port Richey woman was arrested on a felony gun charge after screeners at Tampa International Airport found a loaded .38-caliber handgun in her carry-on bag, an affidavit states. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 45-year-old Tampa man was sentenced today to six months in a halfway house and five years probation for trying to bring a hunting knife onto an airplane. ...more

January 29, 2009

Security will be so thorough that Raymond James Stadium will be the safest place in the country on Super Bowl Sunday, an NFL security representative said. ...more

January 28, 2009

PLANT CITY -- Security will be so thorough that Raymond James Stadium will be the safest place in the country on Super Bowl Sunday, an NFL security representative said today. Dan Grossi, a retired Tampa police officer who works for the National Football League's security division, said the NFL and local, state and federal officers have worked for months to come up with a plan to keep the game safe. Grossi was featured speaker at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. ...more

January 14, 2009

The blood has been mopped up, the grenade-scarred marble replaced, the bullet holes covered over. ...more

December 21, 2008