Fans of players recently cut from the Bucs can pick up jerseys and other merchandise at deep discounts. No. 7 jerseys, worn by former quarterback Jeff Garcia, are half-price at Bucs, Stuff & More in Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg. ...more

June 3, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today announced 21 arrests in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar baby-formula theft ring operating in at least three states. The men and women arrested face a variety of charges, including organized retail theft, shoplifting, possession of fake driver's licenses, larceny and fraud. All are in the country illegally. ...more

March 6, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A teacher's termination hearing took an abrupt turn Tuesday when his attorney packed up his briefcase and walked out, saying his client could not get a fair hearing before the Pasco County School Board. ...more

February 11, 2009

Dear Abby: My daughter, "Giselle," is scheduled to have serious surgery soon, and she has forbidden us to come to the hospital. She wants only her husband to be there. ...more

January 4, 2009

A woman was arrested after she was caught stealing two bottles of KY warming gel from a grocery store, deputies said. ...more

January 1, 2009

CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday he didn't discuss his vacant Senate seat with disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich and said he's confident nobody on his staff did either. ...more

December 11, 2008

Judging from his words, Brian Lane is ill-informed about the long-term damage inflicted upon children who are victims of sexual molestation. ...more

November 7, 2008

A woman returned a 4.6 karat diamond ring she found in a wholesale supermarket. ...more

November 2, 2008

Before everyone conked out on a long, late flight home from Boston that kept many of the Rays from walking through their front doors until 7 a.m. on Friday, Joe Maddon saw what he wanted to see. ...more

October 18, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist announced this morning that he has tapped George Sheldon to be permanent secretary of the Department of Children and Families. ...more

September 30, 2008