I never drank. I never smoked. But I used to eat like crazy. I loved to eat Spanish food and Chinese food. Six years ago, I weighed 210 pounds, and I am 5-foot-9. I started walking every morning and afternoon, and I lost 30 pounds. ...more

July 31, 2008

Three Hillsborough County schools are among 13 targeted for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 29, 2008

A convicted sexual offender was arrested today, accused by Clearwater police of molesting a 16-year-old girl. ...more

July 21, 2008

With school grades released Tuesday, officials at one local school are celebrating a particularly large milestone. ...more

July 10, 2008

OFFICIALS AT AREA SCHOOLS CELEBRATE HIGH GRADES ...more

July 9, 2008

As the United States of America marks another birthday, some might wonder what there is to celebrate about. Gas prices are at an all-time high. So are food prices, and prices of everything else. Monthly home mortgage payments are becoming impossible for many who have not lost their homes to foreclosure. ...more

July 7, 2008

Hiram Mercado, 71, Tampa Goal: Better fitness following major heart surgery ...more

July 5, 2008

Al Hamdan's car was found abandoned in the 4900 block of Nassau Street on July 11, 2002. It had fresh fire damage and old front-end body damage. His body was found four days later inside the Colonial Grand apartment complex on Temple Terrace Highway. Al Hamdan, a Saudi Arabia native, was 53. ...more

July 1, 2008

A woman hoping to shoot the man who allegedly raped her five years ago was arrested Friday after she sprayed a house with bullets, authorities said. ...more

June 29, 2008

A woman hoping to shoot the man who allegedly raped her five years ago was arrested Friday after she sprayed a house with bullets, authorities said. ...more

June 28, 2008