ST. PETERSBURG - A man was arrested Thursday after a chow-shepherd mix was found dead in his back yard along with an emaciated pit bull, authorities said. ...more

December 21, 2007

Nine people from Florida moved into a home in Portage, Wis., in February. Four months later, police found a "house of horrors." The body of a woman who had been beaten and strangled was buried in the back yard, and her tortured 11-year-old son was locked in a closet. ...more

December 2, 2007

As shocking as most people would consider the conditions of a woman's houses in Hudson after deputies discovered dozens of dogs and a carpet of feces inside, it isn't as surprising to Pasco Animal Services Manager Denise Hilton. ...more

November 17, 2007

Regarding "Riverview Ammonia Leak Forces Hundreds To Flee" (Metro, Nov. 13): Isn't it amazing how one idiot, poking a hole in a pipeline, can close Riverview off from the Brandon and Tampa areas and cause a commuting nightmare? This really gives fuel to the plans for another bridge across the Alafia River to the Brandon area. ...more

November 14, 2007

'Midnight Rambler,' by James Swain (Ballantine, $24.95) ...more

October 28, 2007

TAMPA - A forensics team digging beneath a South Tampa house seeking clues in a woman's disappearance will continue their work tomorrow. ...more

October 19, 2007

Residents and officials have known for decades that this small borough sits on hundreds of poorly sealed natural gas wells thought to be emitting methane gas. ...more

October 19, 2007

DADE CITY - A family lost its home to an early morning blaze that tore through a doublewide mobile home today. ...more

October 17, 2007

TAMPA - A Tampa man playing basketball in his back yard with two boys younger than 10 led one away and fondled the child, then did the same with the other, Tampa police say. ...more

October 17, 2007

In her book, 'The Art of Simple Food,' Alice Waters encourages readers to follow nine tenets regarding their food: ...more

October 10, 2007