Man shoots another man he found at his ex-girlfriend's house in Bradenton before turning the gun on himself ...more

December 28, 2008

Instead of being in an assisted living facility or nursing home, "My great desire is to stay in my home," says Anna Lovelady. The wish of 97-year-old Lovelady and those of many others seniors have been granted through a CARES program, according to Caryl Melancon, public relations coordinator for Community Aging and Retirement Services. ...more

December 27, 2008

A police officer was fired today after an investigation found he had sex with a teenage girl he met through a department program, according to police documents released this afternoon. ...more

December 17, 2008

The Rays have seen plenty of Jason Giambi the last few years and like his makeup as a hitter. ...more

December 9, 2008

The grandparents and father of Summer Moll have worked out a custody agreement. The 4-year-old girl survived a head-on crash on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway on Sept. 10 that killed her mother, Jennifer O'Boyle. ...more

December 1, 2008

In preparation for a class I'll be teaching, I polled enrollees to get a feel for their experience level. One lady responded, "I hope I am not too inexperienced for your class." ...more

November 30, 2008

The on-again, off-again, really on-again lovebirds of MTV's popular "The Hills" have made it permanent by eloping to Mexico. ...more

November 25, 2008

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a Saturday night crash in Polk County. ...more

November 23, 2008

The state and defense rested their cases Wednesday afternoon in the second-degree murder trial of Sharon Sprout. ...more

November 20, 2008

Most people have heard of the Nigerian scams. There's something similar - Canadian-style - now beckoning Pasco County residents, sheriff's officials say. ...more

November 13, 2008