The economy is in recession and the budget outlook is bleak. Could 2009 turn out to be state Rep. Ed Homan's lucky year anyway? ...more

January 1, 2009

With price cuts galore and consumers out to buy more, the day after Christmas has become a shopping day to almost rival Black Friday and this year it fell on a Friday. ...more

December 27, 2008

A dog died in a fire this afternoon in Lutz, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. ...more

November 29, 2008

Jenny Game's home has foundation problems, a wall is detaching from a rear bedroom and the electrical needs rewiring. On top of that, her electric bill is more than $300 a month. ...more

October 22, 2008

An experimental aircraft crashed into a house and exploded shortly after takeoff Friday, killing the pilot and two people inside the home, authorities said. ...more

August 23, 2008

Federal authorities say a 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor drove to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - A 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor is accused by federal authorities of driving to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys over the Internet so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 25, 2008

Circuit Judge William Fuente sentenced a man to death Friday morning for the 2002 slayings of the man's wife and stepdaughter. ...more

May 31, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A woman watched her adult son drown himself in a lake at a public park Tuesday afternoon, police say. ...more

January 9, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A father stabbed his adult son in a Walgreen's parking lot this morning following an argument that touched on the subject of alcohol, police said. ...more

November 19, 2007