The thought of his six young nieces keeps Yusuf Dabus awake. The girls, ages 3-7, lived in the Gaza Strip and were seeking shelter near a mosque over the weekend as Israeli planes dropped bombs on Hamas targets. His nieces died, Dabus said, casualties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. ...more

December 31, 2008

Hundreds of Palestinian supporters lined up on Dale Mabry Boulevard this afternoon, waving flags, holding homemade signs for passing cars and chanting through megaphones. ...more

December 30, 2008

Tampa police charged a man and a female preschool teacher with felony child neglect after finding them driving around with a "gallon-size" bag of marijuana and their 5-month-old daughter, arrest affidavits state. ...more

December 30, 2008

One of two Fort Lauderdale men arrested in a two-county law enforcement pursuit has been charged with attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, jail records show. ...more

December 19, 2008

The theft of a pair of purses in Lutz turned into a two-county pursuit that didn't end even after sheriff's deputies boxed in the suspects' car and opened fire. ...more

December 19, 2008

The theft of a purse at a day care center turned into a two-county police pursuit and ended with gunfire this morning, authorities said. ...more

December 18, 2008

Two men broke into the All About Puppies store on North Dale Mabry Highway on Tuesday, police say, and stole two puppies - a brown and black English bulldog and a black Puggle, a Pug/beagle hybrid. ...more

December 8, 2008

Three intersections in Original Carrollwood will be raised to slightly higher levels this month thanks to a $4 million neighborhood traffic-calming project. ...more

December 3, 2008

Two days short of its one-month anniversary, the Shops at Wiregrass welcomed its first Christmas shopping crowd Friday. But tight holiday budgets meant many shoppers strolled the sidewalks empty-handed. ...more

November 29, 2008

Three intersections in Original Carrollwood will be getting raised intersections in December thanks to a $4 million neighborhood traffic-calming project. The intersections are Lantania Drive at Reclinata Lane, Schefflera Road at Hampton Place and Orange Grove Drive at Juniperus Place. ...more

November 21, 2008