The driver who struck a school bus Tuesday morning didn't have a driver's license, but he did possess an outstanding arrest warrant. ...more

February 18, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president who resigned yesterday in the controversy over his theft of a student's bicycle will receive a $50,000 settlement from the university. ...more

February 18, 2009

A 34-year-old man broke into his ex-girlfriend's Tampa home Tuesday, punched an unidentified person and then chased the victim with a screwdriver, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2009

Defenseman Paul Ranger, out the past four games with an undisclosed upper-body injury, may not return this season. ...more

February 18, 2009

A 13-year-old male giraffe on loan from Lowry Park Zoo to a park in the Panhandle died over the weekend after experiencing respiratory problems and severe vomiting, officials said. ...more

February 18, 2009

Traveling cowgirl Donna Byrne is back on the road today after two day's rest in Bushnell. ...more

February 18, 2009

TAMPA - After nine seasons at the University of South Florida, defensive coordinator Wally Burnham said he left to become defensive coordinator at Iowa State because "it was the right move at the right time." ...more

February 17, 2009

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods' closing of its Plant City meat-packing plant – the city's largest private employer – may be the largest layoff in the city's history. ...more

February 17, 2009

Hernando Counth Schools Director of Transportation Linda Smith, right, and other transportation staffers inspect a school bus that was sideswiped by a car. ...more

February 17, 2009

An associate dean at the University of South Florida has admitted to taking a student's bicycle this week in a theft that was captured on a surveillance tape and later posted on YouTube. ...more

February 14, 2009