Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to appear in Orlando, where he'll deliver remarks about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to local educators, parents and students. ...more

August 19, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol says 49-year-old James Bettis was driving along an interstate in Fort Myers early Wednesday morning when he ran over the panther. ...more

August 5, 2009

The Los Angeles city attorney's office is investigating how the city can legally press third parties to pick up at least some of the costs for Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center. ...more

July 9, 2009

It was a scary scene with a happy ending. A woman and her niece were shaken up Wednesday morning when a tree collapsed on their car, shattering the rear window and sending glass flying. Roxano Moyano and 11-month-old Izabella Cintron were in the Toyota Corolla that Moyano was driving along Forest Circle when the tree fell for an unknown reason. ...more

July 9, 2009

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

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

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

June 11, 2009