A woman hoping to shoot the man who allegedly raped her five years ago was arrested Friday after she sprayed a house with bullets, authorities said. ...more

June 29, 2008

A woman hoping to shoot the man who allegedly raped her five years ago was arrested Friday after she sprayed a house with bullets, authorities said. ...more

June 28, 2008

In a gruesome public spectacle Friday, Taliban-linked militants executed two Afghan men accused of spying for the United States, slitting their throats and parading their severed heads before a cheering crowd. ...more

June 28, 2008

Wanted An apathetic cube dweller finds a new life as an avenger after his father is murdered in "Wanted." We sent our TBO.com Street Team to check it out and share their thoughts. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Police are asking area hospitals to be on the lookout for a man seeking treatment for a gunshot wound after Greyhound bus security personnel found bullets and a pool of blood on the floor of a stall in a bus station men's room this morning. ...more

June 24, 2008

Want to put your own spin on Barry McGuire's song, "Eve Of Destruction?" Fill out the form completely, and submit your lyrics (the actual lyrics appear below). We'll judge the best submission, the winner will receive a copy of McGuire's latest CD, "Trippin The 60s." ...more

June 6, 2008

No one disputes who shot and killed Joseph Martell. Investigators say Max Wesley Horn Jr. shot Martell six times with a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun on March 29 during the annual Chasco Fiesta. Horn's attorney, Keith Hammond, admits his client shot Martell and then told investigators which hand he used so a gunshot residue test could be done. ...more

May 30, 2008

A jury on Tuesday convicted an Atlanta police officer of lying to investigators after a drug raid that resulted in the death of a 92-year-old woman, but cleared him of two more serious charges. ...more

May 21, 2008

Do-Nothing Congress After reading former Sen. Bob Graham's article "How To End The Gridlock In Politics" (Commentary, Feb. 3), I would enjoy offering my viewpoints concerning Graham's bullets. ...more

February 9, 2008

All creatures, big and small share the world around us, trying to live in harmony with each other. Man, being the dominant "creature," at times takes liberty to kill without provocation, thus exerting his power over nature, while exhibiting the worst in man. An example of this dominance was reported recently in this newspaper, when two men used a combination of .22 caliber and .45 caliber guns to kill a rattlesnake found in a backyard. The snake, minding its own business, was probably seeking the warmth of the sun in order to reach "operating temperature." When approached and threatened by the humans, the snake assumed a defensive posture as it coiled and moved its head from side to side; saying in effect, "leave me alone, go away, I do not want to harm you." Unfortunately for the snake, the humans did not wish to admire this creature for its beauty and place in ecology, but wished to destroy this perceived threat to "children, dogs and cats that might be in the area." ...more

February 8, 2008