A candlelight vigil will be held tonight for a University of Tampa student who was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. The ceremony for Erik Nicoletti starts at 8:30 p.m. in the Vaughn Center courtyard on campus. Nicoletti, 20, died this afternoon after doctors took him off life support, authorities said. ...more

November 23, 2009

hour and a half ago: •Demand that Iran allow U.N. goat inspectors full access to its goat-cloning program. ...more

April 26, 2009

In regards to Deron Mikal's recent letter in which he praises the ACLU; if only I could share Mr. Mikal's enthusiasm. ...more

March 11, 2009

Tampa police today released video from the Bank of America branch at 3439 W. Hillsborough Ave. that shows the Feb. 12 robbery. ...more

February 19, 2009

Most puppies just have to learn where the food dish is, how to signal when it's time to go for a walk and maybe learn to fetch and a few tricks. But J.C. isn't just any puppy. He's a puppy in training and he has the identification badge and blue coat to prove it. The smooth-coat collie is spending up to 20 months with Carolyn Hersh of Hudson for general obedience training before specialized instruction to become a guide dog for a blind person. ...more

February 14, 2009

The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action. ...more

January 3, 2009

John Coffin, chief commander of the Second City of London's Police, is horrified when a package of bones with his initials on it is found outside his former home. "Coffin's Ghost" by Gwendolyn Butler is a reminder that events in our lives which we may have tried to forget or hide, often come back to haunt us in unexpected ways. Coffin's old home is now a shelter for battered women and a certain amount of suspicion about his past centers on him. Coffin must explain part of this past to his actress wife Stella Pinero, and hope she will be understanding. He hopes the information will not jeopardize their happiness. Then he must work to solve the mystery of whose bones the package contains and who hates him so much they would like to see his reputation permanently tarnished. The hunt means Coffin must try to resurrect the past without causing more harm to anyone else, a seemingly impossible task as he tries to find out the name of his "ghost." ...more

December 31, 2008

The Florida Gators are holding their breath over the condition of playmaker Percy Harvin. ...more

November 30, 2008

There is no denying Wharton had an enormous intangible advantage going into its Class 5A region quarterfinal matchup against Alonso on Friday. ...more

November 22, 2008

Her initials were on their hands. Prior to their Class 5A-Region 3 final against Venice on Saturday, Plant volleyball players penned A. F. on their hands, in memory of Ally Faulk, the Plant senior who died in a car accident Friday. ...more

November 16, 2008