before I realized that final confrontation in the kitchen was staged for me and my brothers. Papa wanted us to know what kind of woman Mama was, and he succeeded. But the lesson I learned was not the one he intended. Something else happened that spring, however, something that gave me reason to watch and wait, imagining flashes of summer colors out of the corner of my eye. ...more

January 25, 2009

Dozens of students from Hillsborough County's high schools will continue a three-decade tradition today when they get a chance to tell the school board what's on their minds. ...more

January 13, 2009

Today is the final rehearsal for 62 members of Northeast High School's marching band before they travel to Washington, D.C., next week to perform in the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival, one of the activities leading to Barack Obama taking the oath of office. ...more

January 6, 2009

Norma Vazquez of New Port Richey says Pasco Code Enforcement is wrong to cite the Elisha Ministries homeless shelter. ...more

January 3, 2009

Authorities have suspended their search for a Winter Haven woman reported missing Friday from a cruise ship near Cancun, Mexico. ...more

December 29, 2008

Police say a 31-year-old woman smothered her 8-year-old son on Christmas. ...more

December 26, 2008

A Miami man remained in jail Tuesday on no bond following his weekend arrest for allegedly molesting a victim under the age of 12. ...more

December 23, 2008

Five questions with Wesley Chapel's Hannah Noble ...more

December 22, 2008

The following are holiday letters that have been sent to the North Pole... ...more

December 21, 2008

Fathers and mothers, newspaper editors and selective service boards worried about children and the impending war. On Dec. 21, 1941, the editorial page of the Tampa Sunday Tribune addressed several issues: "Supreme War Council," "Red Cross Needs Money" and "A Letter From Santa Claus." ...more

December 21, 2008