The push is on to get draft picks signed in time for the start of training camp, but the efforts of NFL teams, including the Buccaneers, are being met with some unusual resistance. ...more

July 17, 2008

There are so many things to love about summer; the warm weather, the grilling outdoors every night and the coveted summer vacation. If I had to define myself, I would fall into the "homebody" group. ...more

July 16, 2008

MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Bertha has weakened to a tropical storm from a hurricane. ...more

July 13, 2008

(AP) Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads toward Bermuda, but could re-strengthen in the next 24 hours. ...more

July 11, 2008

TAMPA – A Port Richey pain doctor repeatedly visited the Internet to view and download photographs of children being sexually abused by adults, a federal prosecutor told a jury today. ...more

July 8, 2008

SEBRING — It's been three weeks since Ty Little came up big with his walk-off grand slam to beat Lake Placid in the District 8 tournament final and the 12-year-old is still feeling the euphoria. "I still can't believe I hit it out," said Little during a recent practice. "But I hope that isn't the last one I ever hit." The Sebring players have been dodging the weather and picking up practice time when they can in preparation for the Dixie Youth Majors (ages 11-12) "O" Zone state tournament, which begins today in East Lakeland. Sebring head coach Charlie White chuckled when asked about Little's feat and if his team can ride that crest of momentum into the tournament. ...more

July 4, 2008

TAMPA - A tropical wave just off the African coast could become a tropical depression in the next couple of days. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami started watching the collection of thunderstorms and low pressure just after it emerged in the Atlantic Ocean, saying on Tuesday it had the potential to become better organized. ...more

July 2, 2008

The Mississippi River climbed toward its high-water mark Monday at St. Louis and was expected to crest over the next couple of days at points downriver, but the worst of the flood of 2008 appeared to be over. ...more

July 1, 2008

Trappers have quietly nabbed a third of the patas monkeys that escaped in April from the Safari Wild nature preserve in Polk County, and authorities say they are confident the capture of the rest is imminent. ...more

June 17, 2008

Trappers have quietly nabbed a third of the patas monkeys that escaped in April from the Safari Wild nature preserve in Polk County, and authorities say they are confident the capture of the rest is imminent. ...more

June 16, 2008