For the second time this season, South Florida came oh so close to a shutout win. ...more

September 21, 2008

Robert Temple has a different story to tell from a day in 1999 when he proclaimed innocence in the death of his wife, Rosemary Christensen. ...more

September 19, 2008

Floridians' attention may shift from Tropical Storm Hanna to Tropical Storm Ike if forecasts from the National Hurricane Center hold. ...more

September 3, 2008

The most politically potent emotion of the past 18 months has been Obamamania. This condition allowed a neophyte senator from Illinois to seize his party's nomination from the jaws of the formidable Clinton machine. The big question now hanging over American politics is whether Obamamania is giving way to Obama fatigue. ...more

August 17, 2008

For Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, it will still be a dream matchup. For Tyson Gay, a bitter disappointment. ...more

August 16, 2008

The last time RHP Al Reyes came off the disabled list, he didn't allow a hit in his first seven appearances or a run in his first nine. ...more

July 28, 2008

A man who was tried on a rape charge this week was sentenced to prison Friday. ...more

July 26, 2008

man who was tried on a rape charge this week was sentenced to prison today. Just not for rape. A jury deliberated two hours before finding Steven Vanwart not guilty of sexual battery, false imprisonment and aggravated assault. The 42-month prison sentence came as a result of Vanwart's no contest plea to an identity theft charge. Vanwart, 42, entered the plea Friday while the jury was deliberating the rape charges. Keeping the identity theft charge separate meant jurors considering the rape charges didn't hear some evidence. Among the evidence kept from the panel were booklets investigators found when they searched Vanwart's travel trailer. Among the titles were "Vanishing Point, How to Disappear in America Without a Trace" and "How to Get Lost — and Stay that Way," records show. ...more

July 25, 2008

Walk in the front doors at the Hillsborough County animal shelter and you get a blast of air conditioning and relief from the broiling weather outside. ...more

July 24, 2008

There are so many things to love about summer; the warm weather, the grilling outdoors every night and the coveted summer vacation. If I had to define myself, I would fall into the "homebody" group. ...more

July 16, 2008