A British tourist who disappeared two days ago while visiting relatives in Ruskin was found dead along Interstate 75 this morning, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

March 13, 2009

A dolphin that stranded itself on Longboat Key on Wednesday morning later died at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Rays and their fans remember Tampa Bay's series at Fenway Park last September as games that might have saved the season. ...more

March 7, 2009

As Ben Ellis watched the news over the past couple of days about four fishermen missing in the Gulf of Mexico, he could almost feel the salt water spray and the body heat draining away. ...more

March 4, 2009

Ben Ellis, 62, of Tampa was one of four scuba divers who motored out of St. George's Island in the Florida Panhandle on a cold December day in 1984. They were aboard a 23-foot boat that was headed to a sunken wreck where they planned to spend the day diving. ...more

March 3, 2009

Goals can't be reached with vague plans. Saying "I'll try to get more exercise this year" won't work as well as saying "Monday and Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., I will pull myself out of bed and go for a half-hour walk with my friend Chris before I jump in the shower to get ready for work." ...more

February 28, 2009

Friday the 13th brought some bad luck to Richard Ortiz. That's when Pasco's code compliance manager submitted his resignation after leading the department for nearly four years. That's when Pasco's code compliance manager submitted his resignation after leading the department for nearly four years. ...more

February 21, 2009

No one is injured in a fire at Tracy Morgan's New York City apartment. ...more

February 19, 2009

The telephones were quiet at Tampa stations that cut off analog signals just before midnight Tuesday, according to officials at WEDU, Channel 3; and WTTA, Channel 38; and WCLF, Channel 22. ...more

February 19, 2009

In an about-face following a torrent of online protests, Facebook is backing off a change in its user policies while it figures how best to resolve questions like who controls the information shared on the social networking site. ...more

February 18, 2009