Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. ...more

November 20, 2009

Tampa International Airport ranked third nationwide in the Conde Nast Traveler 2009 Business Travel Awards released in the October CondeNast Traveler magazine. ...more

September 29, 2009

How nice that our president met with the king of Saudi Arabia. However, it's a good thing he didn't have to show his passport because if he'd been to Israel, he wouldn't have been allowed to enter the country. ...more

June 9, 2009

Three days after his 2-month-old baby was taken by a woman who he said was impersonating an immigration official, Andres Cruz said he still did not have a clue why someone would have done that. "We haven't done anything to anyone or owe anything," he said Thursday. "Why would anyone harm us?" ...more

March 27, 2009

On Jan. 31, 57 students from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School along with their teacher, D.J. Holt, participated in the Regional Latin Forum at Robinson High School. They dominated the Junior Division and won awards in academic tests such as customs, history of the republic, history of the empire, derivatives, mythology and vocabulary. They also were successful in the creative contests, including mosaics, drawings, games, maps, paintings, sculpture, models and textile arts. Overall, they took first place in the academic, creative and "Olympika" categories, and first place for the Junior Division Sweepstakes. Twenty-five students will represent the school at the State Latin Forum, held in Orlando on April 16-18. ...more

February 11, 2009

an annual practice where we "spring forward, fall back." This year, we "fall back" at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. ...more

November 1, 2008

Almost 40 seventh- and eighth-graders from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School attended a recent Latin Mini-Forum in Bradenton. The event prepares students for the Florida Junior Classical League Fora in the spring, an academic testing and Certamen event. Certamen is a game in which teams of students answer questions on topics such as Roman history and culture and Latin grammar and vocabulary. At the mini-forum, St. John's students won top awards in tests such as mythology, customs, grammar and history of the monarchy and republic. ...more

October 22, 2008

Tampa International Airport is the second best U.S. airport, according to Conde Nast Traveler's 11th annual Business Travel Awards. ...more

September 29, 2008

Arnold Vallombroso told his 82-year-old neighbor in Shalimar Trailer Court he could make her some serious cash, according to authorities. All he needed was her to help a bit. ...more

August 6, 2008

Arnold Vallombroso told his 82-year-old neighbor in Shalimar Trailer Court he could make her some serious cash, according to authorities. All he needed was her to help a bit. Late last year, he told the woman he had a $900 million inheritance coming from Nigeria, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report states. Because Vallombroso was out of work, he reportedly told her, he needed cash to pay customs so he could get the money. She bit but in the end wound up being out thousands of dollars. On Monday, Pasco deputies caught up with Vallombroso after receiving a tip that he was at his mother's home at 9033 Shawn Ave. He was arrested on a charge of scheme to defraud. He was being held Tuesday in the Land O' Lakes Jail with bail set at $5,000. ...more

August 5, 2008