"Slam Dunked," by Ron Gomez with Beryl Shipley (Wordclay, $19.95) ...more

November 2, 2008

Magdalena Rodriguez spends at least 16 hours a day caring for her 17-year-old daughter, Noemi, who was deprived of oxygen at birth and is mentally disabled and confined to a wheelchair. ...more

September 10, 2008

A man was charged with burglary Sunday night after he broke into a house and made coffee, deputies said. ...more

September 2, 2008

The thousands of National Guard troops sent to reinforce the U.S.-Mexican border two years ago have almost completely withdrawn, despite pleas from border-state governors once skeptical of using soldiers to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. ...more

June 21, 2008

Severe thunderstorms moved through the Tampa Bay area Saturday evening, prompting tornado watches and warnings, canceling outdoor Gasparilla-related events in Tampa, downing utility lines in Pasco County and knocking out power to an estimated 7,000 customers. ...more

January 20, 2008