An aunt of John Evander Couey stepped forward Thursday to claim his body, relieving the Florida Department of Corrections of the financial burden of cremation and burial for one of West Central Florida's most reviled child killers. ...more

October 2, 2009

Two sickly sea turtles have a new lease on life, thanks to Tampa's Florida Aquarium. The turtles were carried across the state in a vehicle Thursday so they could be released back to the wild near where they were found on the east coast near Port St. Lucie. ...more

July 10, 2009

Made in Canada with parts from as far away as Korea, a solar car swung through Tampa on Tuesday. ...more

May 13, 2009

A modern-day Tea Party protest overtook downtown Tampa on Wednesday. No one spilled crates of Earl Grey into the already tea-colored bay, but there were a lot of American flags wrapped around shoulders and a few "Don't Tread On Me" flags flying in the breeze. The rally bemoaned the recent federal stimulus packages that bailed out bankers, investors and big-money industrialists. ...more

April 16, 2009

The Tea Parties in downtown Tampa on Wednesday drew hundreds of people protesting the federal stimulus package. Marlene Etzler of Tampa showed up at the noon protest wearing an Uncle Sam hat and toted signs and a "Don't Tread On Me" flag. "I wanted to come here to speak out to have my voice heard," she said. ...more

April 16, 2009

A state grant will pay for landscaping to spruce up downtown's Meridian Avenue. ...more

April 16, 2009

Thirty-one blind students from nine counties converged in South Tampa on Thursday to compete in the Central Florida Regional Braille Challenge. ...more

February 28, 2009

Four lifeboats, each weighing 4,500 pounds and stretching 20 feet, began their journeys to rejuvenation Wednesday morning as they gently were hoisted from their davits by a crane and placed on the deck of the SS American Victory. ...more

February 12, 2009

For those unfamiliar with the language of texting, that little ditty (you are too good to be true) may be among the most passed back and forth this Valentines Day, as electronic love notes inch toward taking the place of poetry on restaurant napkins and amorous letters from distant lovers. ...more

February 11, 2009

The 70,000 or so people who filled Raymond James Stadium were well-behaved, authorities said. ...more

February 2, 2009