A Tampa man has been charged with swindling a woman he met on a dating Web site out of about $60,000, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

A police standoff with a man suspected of killing three people and kidnapping two of his children in western North Carolina ended Friday when the man turned a gun on himself, authorities said. The two children were safe in police custody and were being taken to their home, Buncombe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Ross Dillingham said. ...more

January 2, 2009 |

C.J. Reed scored 14 points to lead Bethune-Cookman to a 55-29 victory over Savannah State on Tuesday night. ...more

December 30, 2008 |

Hernando County School Superintendent Wayne Alexander is looking for jobs in New England and already is a semifinalist for a superintendent post in Massachusetts. ...more

December 23, 2008 |

Dispute over visitation rights with stepchildren is catalyst. ...more

December 22, 2008 |

Expanded Prep Summaries ...more

December 13, 2008 |

ST. PETERSBURG -- When he leapt through a window of a St. Petersburg home this morning, Christopher A. Alexander was mistaken for a burglar. Only he was the victim of a crime, not the perpetrator, police say. ...more

December 12, 2008 |

The Tribune gave the front page of the Views section on Dec. 6 to the anonymous "Matthew Alexander," who did not use his real name for security reasons. I wondered why. It struck me that Dec. 7 would be the 67th year since the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. ...more

December 10, 2008 |

A candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday night in honor of Candelario Lagunes, who was slain in a Plant City shooting Friday. Lagunes, 58, was the bystander shot by Fransisco Rangel, who was wanted in the shooting death of 36-year-old Michael James Longoria, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 9, 2008 |

How old is old enough to give blood during high school blood drives? ...more

December 8, 2008 |