To Tampa Bay Lightning fans who received a midnight phone call with Lightning center Steven Stamkos on the other end of the line, the team would like to apologize for the inconvenience. ...more

July 8, 2009

•As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, 4.17 inches of rain had fallen at Tampa International Airport. That compares with 5.1 inches for the whole month of June. ...more

July 2, 2009

Line after line of strong thunderstorms were sweeping across West Pasco on Wednesday, flooding streets and knocking out power in some areas. ...more

July 1, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's deputies busted two grow houses and arrested three people Wednesday in St. Petersburg and Dunedin, thanks to a tip received a month ago. ...more

June 11, 2009

The former property manager at BayWalk, St. Petersburg's downtown entertainment and retail complex, killed himself Wednesday, authorities say. ...more

June 11, 2009

A North Carolina man charged with killing a Fort Hood soldier will soon be leaving the custody of Highlands County law enforcement. ...more

June 11, 2009

A pallet thief who used his pickup to ram open a gate was nabbed by police this week when the battering-ram truck got stuck in the mud during the heist, authorities said. ...more

May 28, 2009

Two St. Petersburg teenagers are talking about the one that didn't get away. Early Wednesday morning, 19-year-old Josh Lipert and 16-year-old Robbie Korkoske reeled in an 81/2foot bull shark. They estimated the shark's weight at 300 to 400 pounds. ...more

May 28, 2009

Following a medical examination by nurses from the school district, all 15 Freedom High track and field athletes have been cleared to compete in Friday's Class 3A state track championships, Freedom athletic director Eli Thomas said. ...more

May 7, 2009

Freedom High's track athletes will be free to compete in Friday's Class 3A state track and field championships if they are found free of any swine flu symptoms, Freedom athletic director Eli Thomas confirmed today. ...more

May 5, 2009