The priest was lost in the Channel District and needed directions to Interstate 275, so he tapped a U.S. Marines reservist on the arm and, in a thick Greek accent, asked for help. ...more

November 10, 2009

She's not quite one in a million, but she's close. Lauren Webb is the first Hudson High School student in 14 years to be named a Commended Student in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. She placed in the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who took the 2010 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, a news release states. ...more

November 8, 2009

A Tampa police officer injured in a wreck this morning while responding to a motorcycle crash is recovering at home. ...more

October 5, 2009

A Clearwater man rear-ended a school bus in his vehicle and fled the scene this morning, a city of Clearwater news release states. ...more

October 2, 2009

The Humane Society of the Nature Coast aims to expand on 10 acres of property directly across from its current location. ...more

September 23, 2009

Company hopes to create 100 jobs B/O/T/H, a company that provides back-office help to independent contractors, could win up to $850,000 in tax refunds if it creates 100 jobs, a news release states. B/O/T/H, which stands for Back of the House, is opening a corporate headquarters in St. Petersburg. The company provides services such as IT, billing and collections to self-employed contractors. ...more

September 1, 2009

Beginning today, several thousand more drivers each day will be impacted by a new traffic pattern on Memorial Highway (State Road 60) southwest of Tampa International Airport. On Aug. 19, a switch affected traffic coming in either direction from Interstate 275 and Kennedy Boulevard. Now, that switch also will affect drivers coming from the airport's George Bean Parkway or westbound Spruce Street. ...more

August 31, 2009

Classes for the new academic year got off to a smooth start Tuesday for Saint Leo University's full-time undergraduate students at the main campus in Pasco County. ...more

August 26, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies will give families at Westfield Brandon Mall a free computer flash drive today so recipients can store family photos on them. ...more

August 22, 2009

One fatality was reported Monday when a pygmy rattlesnake bit an 87-year-old woman on the hand. The final score: Cane-wielding octogenarian, 1: venomous snake, 0. ...more

August 10, 2009