Thursday turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless. The high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across several west Florida counties early Thursday morning, just as hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features. ...more

June 19, 2009

The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when an announcement came over the loudspeaker asking if there was a doctor on board. ...more

June 18, 2009

Today turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless. The same day hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features – the high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across West Florida. ...more

June 18, 2009

The Florida Aquarium introduced a new floating classroom Thursday morning. Three times the capacity of the previous boat, the catamaran will allow passengers to see bird sanctuaries, wild dolphins and other native marine life. ...more

June 12, 2009

Cyclists in the Tampa Bay area have a chance to hit the road with former Tour De France racer Bob Roll on Thursday morning. Anyone able to maintain an 18-mph pace is welcome to join the popular cycling commentator as he departs from Just Ride Bicycles, 13431 Boyette Road, at 10 a.m. ...more

June 3, 2009

Firefighters were again battling a mobile home blaze early Thursday morning. ...more

April 24, 2009

Weather conditions in the Everglades won't provide much help for crews battling a wildfire that has grown to more than 4,000 acres and closed Interstate 75 across the state. ...more

April 23, 2009

A fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area has tested positive for rabies, said Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan. ...more

April 21, 2009

Animal Services officials may have rabies test results today on a fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area. The woman was bit about 8 a.m., and Hillsborough County Animal Services workers captured the fox a few hours later, agency spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

April 20, 2009

Steve Dickey creates sculptures people seem keen to possess. Last year, someone wrenched the bronze bust he had made of Adela Gonzmart, the Columbia restaurant matriarch, from a pedestal outside the landmark Ybor City restaurant. ...more

April 18, 2009