Now that the teams in Super Bowl XLIII are set, interest seems to have ratcheted up from people looking for a home to rent for the big game in the Tampa Bay area. Wendy Mantell, an area real-estate broker, said his phone "lit up'' Sunday after it became clear the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers would be battling it out in Tampa on Feb. 1. ...more

January 19, 2009

A grieving husband finds comfort in returning to the work he and his deceased wife used to do to help the hungry. ...more

January 16, 2009

A Findlay, Ohio, man was killed in a fiery crash in Odessa early Tuesday, and the Florida Highway Patrol is seeking any witnesses. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses to a fiery crash that killed the driver of a Dodge pickup in Odessa early this morning. ...more

January 13, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol today identified a woman killed Wednesday after her car was rear-ended on North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

January 2, 2009

Reid Penabade attacked a person from behind on New Year's Eve, hitting the person's face against a mini-refrigerator and punching him, causing a fractured orbital bone, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 2, 2009

A 56-year-old Tampa woman died Wednesday night after her car was struck from behind by another on North Dale Mabry Highway south of Van Dyke Road, authorities said. The victim was heading south when her 2005 Hyundai was hit by a 2004 Ford pickup driven by Jerrod S. Bogush, 19, of Odessa, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 2, 2009

Regarding "Overhaul Zoo's Board, But Don't Toss It To Wolves": ...more

December 29, 2008

Jim Hawk won't be found living in one of those neighborhoods where homes are crammed next to each other and yards can be cut with a few swipes of the lawn mower. ...more

December 24, 2008

Jim Hawk won't be found living in one of those neighborhoods where homes are crammed next to each other and yards can be cut with a few swipes of the lawn mower. ...more

December 24, 2008