A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop. ...more

November 19, 2009

A baby False Water Cobra, native to South America, is now at a Pinellas County wildlife refuge after UPS found the creature Thursday afternoon in a plain, unmarked box at its Pinellas Park transfer facility. ...more

October 31, 2009

Surgeons have removed two blood clots from a teen who received a massive shock when he climbed a power pole while trying to photograph a sunset, a family spokesman said. ...more

October 6, 2009

A family spokesman reported Saturday that Alexander "Avi" Davidson, the Tampa teenager electrified Thursday when he climbed a power pole to photograph the sunset, remains unconscious and is undergoing tests at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

October 4, 2009

A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet. ...more

September 17, 2009

A Lake Placid man was arrested on warrants alleging that he failed to file tax returns between 2005 and 2008. ...more

September 16, 2009

Timothy Bradley defended his WBO 140-pound title by battering Tampa's Nate Campbell. ...more

August 2, 2009

The Girls Scouts of Osceola Service Unit are seeking new members. In hopes of informing parents and young girls about the troop, a meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Town 'N Country Regional Library, 7606 Paula Drive. The troop accepts members from Alexander, Bellamy, Crestwood, Morgan Woods, Town and Country and Woodbridge elementary schools and Pierce and Webb middle schools and Leto High. The meeting will include refreshments. For information, call (813) 885-1032. ...more

July 31, 2009

Former University of South Florida men's basketball coach Robert McCullum is coming back to USF – as a University of Central Florida assistant. ...more

July 28, 2009

New principal is chosen at Hernando County magnet high school. ...more

July 16, 2009