An as-yet-unnamed neighborhood school will receive a donation in November from the Jane Castor Academic Fund. ...more

October 14, 2009

A 26-year-old woman miffed at being kicked out of an Ybor club for not paying a $16 tab this morning called 911, even after being told by police she would be arrested if she did so. ...more

October 11, 2009

A 19-year-old man died in a shooting Friday night at 2301 E. Sligh Ave. ...more

October 10, 2009

A U.S. Army flag that was flying in Afghanistan at the hour of Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts' death will be presented to his widow, Cindy, this afternoon. ...more

October 6, 2009

Riding a bicycle without a bell in this city no longer is a crime. The city council on Thursday voted unanimously to repeal a two-decade-old law that made riding a bicycle without an audible bell a second-degree misdemeanor. ...more

October 2, 2009

A 74-year-old man was stuck by a car and killed about 8:30 p.m. Thursday when he and his wife were crossing the road at North 56th Street and Temple Heights Road in Temple Terrace, the Temple Terrace Police Department reported. ...more

October 1, 2009

AA 52-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a Nissan Altima about 6:30 a.m. today in the 1200 block of West Waters Avenue, Tampa police said. The vehicle's driver, 69-year-old Carlos Alquizar of Lutz, will not be cited, police said. Debbie Gower, 52, of Tampa, was struck while walking northbound across Waters Avenue. She was not at a crosswalk, police say. ...more

September 29, 2009

Shortly after 9 pm., the Tampa Police Bomb Squad robot, guided by an officer observing via video, detonated a package that was left at the customer service counter of the Sweetbay Supermarket in New Port Richey. ...more

September 27, 2009

A man who entered two pharmacies and demanded oxycodone Saturday morning has been arrested, police say. ...more

September 27, 2009

A suspect is dead after firing shots at Tampa police officers during a standoff this afternoon. ...more

September 24, 2009