In the matter of Falcon Heene, the 6-year-old boy who stashed himself - or was stashed by his parents - in the attic while a frantic world thought he was adrift in a homemade balloon, let us stipulate a few things: ...more

October 23, 2009

Two co-workers who learned this summer that they are long-lost brothers and who reunited this week with their two half sisters - one of whom is from Sarasota - have a new surprise. A half brother has surfaced. ...more

September 26, 2009

In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals - this time to celebrate his life. ...more

August 29, 2009

Marty Petty, publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, is resigning in an effort to streamline management, the newspaper announced to employees Wednesday. ...more

August 20, 2009

Two weeks before abortion doctor George Tiller was gunned down in his church, he called colleague Susan Hill in North Carolina. ...more

June 8, 2009

Mallory Horne, 84, the only person to serve as Florida's Senate president and House speaker since Reconstruction who later become the target of a federal money-laundering probe, died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. ...more

May 1, 2009

City Councilman John Dingfelder has filed to run for a Hillsborough County Commission seat in 2010. ...more

April 10, 2009

A former manager in The Tampa Tribune sports department is accused of stealing the identity of a one-time friend and colleague in order to apply for credit cards and buy a house. Tom Brew, 50, was extradited last week from Indiana on a charge of criminal use of personal identification. Brew was the Tribune's night sports editor from October 1999 to October 2004. ...more

March 20, 2009

Dominick and Dulce Pages were a little nervous when the camera started to roll, but before long the couple settled into a sofa and regaled their interviewer, Leah Clark, with tales of their lifetime adventures thus far. ...more

March 11, 2009

Largo authorities have seized the laptop computer of a 21-year-old woman they say used it to access and destroy some of her former employer's files because she was upset she had been fired. Brittany Jenkins, of 245 59th Ave. N.E., was arrested Feb. 2 on a charge of unauthorized access to a computer system. The laptop was seized last week. ...more

February 16, 2009