Bucs kicker Matt Bryant, whose infant son, Tryson, died in his sleep on Sept. 24, spent time with children battling serious illnesses today at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. ...more

December 2, 2008

Mother Nature will deal another frosty blow to the Nature Coast this week, forecasters say. ...more

December 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - An instructional assistant at Crews Lake Middle School in Shady Hills was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence and failing to report a crash. ...more

November 28, 2008

An instructional assistant at Crews Lake Middle School in Shady Hills was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence and failing to report a crash. ...more

November 27, 2008

As Black Friday ticks ever closer, you'd think a once-in-a-lifetime sale will be taking place when Best Buy opens at 5 a.m. Friday. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was arrested Wednesday morning shortly after his girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 27, 2008

Dan Andrews was suspended Wednesday from the Sebring City Council. Gov. Charlie Crist filed executive order 08-244 at 1:56 p.m., removing Andrews from the public position. ...more

November 27, 2008

Expect more state troopers on Florida's highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the deadliest times for driving. The Florida Highway Patrol is planning to gear up for the holiday by assigning nearly every trooper, supervisor and special investigator — about 1,650 total — to look for speeders and drunken drivers. The extra patrols start Wednesday morning and continue through Sunday night. ...more

November 25, 2008

Like a lot of Tampa Bay area residents, bundled up Art Robinson conceded Monday morning that he doesn't like to get cold. Robinson was waiting near the Ballast Point Pier during a chilly sunrise for the fitness class he teaches to begin next door. This morning will be another chilly one, but not nearly as frigid as Wednesday morning, when a secondary dose of cold, crisp Canadian air will sink southward into Florida. Temperatures tonight will plunge into the middle and upper 30s in Tampa and dip below freezing north of the area. A gradual warming trend is expected after that, but it will be Friday before the mercury climbs back above 70 for daytime highs, forecasters say. ...more

November 18, 2008