William Sipe moved to Tampa from New Hampshire in September 2008. In May, after scoping out the Bay area with his wife, Carol, the couple settled on a home in Valrico. ...more

November 4, 2009

NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what's usually one of the most spectacular races of the season. ...more

November 2, 2009

"Big Blue" has served his sentence and will be back in uniform for Utah State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 20, 2009

Motorists making their way north into Brooksville will want to be on their best behavior starting as early as this week. ...more

March 18, 2009

To reference a classic movie, it appeared all quiet on the western front in Highlands County on New Year's Eve. ...more

January 4, 2009

Starting middle school is a scary time, whether you know all your classmates from elementary school or are brand new. You're faced with changing classes, more intense academics and unfamiliar buildings. ...more

August 20, 2008

Sometimes, government inspectors responsible for examining slaughterhouse cattle for mad cow disease and other ills are so short-staffed that they find themselves peering down from catwalks at hundreds of animals at once, looking for such telltale signs as droopy ears, a stumbling gait and facial paralysis. ...more

February 22, 2008

The Rev. Rusty Leavitt does not preach much about football at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, but each year he charters a bus and takes 50 parishioners to a University of South Florida game. ...more

October 20, 2007