A Tampa couple are calling for new dog park rules after their dog was attacked and killed at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park last week. ...more

February 28, 2010

"House Rules," by Jodi Picoult (Atria Books, $28) ...more

February 28, 2010

A Tampa couple is calling for new rules involving dog parks after their dog was attacked and killed by a much larger dog at the new Curtis Hixon Park last week. ...more

February 26, 2010

Former Hillsborough County Sheriff Walter Heinrich started his career in 1949 when police resources were primitive, but his approach to law enforcement was anything but old school. ...more

February 16, 2010

Three men slain at a Brandon home late Monday night may have been involved in drug activity when a group drove from another town to the quiet neighborhood to kill them, authorities said. ...more

December 31, 2009

The investigation continues into the slaying of three men found dead early Tuesday morning in the back yard of a Brandon home, across the street from a Baptist church. ...more

December 30, 2009

Crouched behind a wood pile, the disheveled man had a pistol, a revolver and a loaded magazine in his pockets. An assault rifle lay near his feet. A Taser probe dangled from his tangle of hair. ...more

December 9, 2009

Crouched behind a wood pile, the disheveled man had a pistol, a revolver and a loaded magazine in his pockets. An assault rifle lay near his feet. A Taser probe dangled from his tangle of hair. ...more

December 8, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for the ringleader of a mass killing over an Xbox video game system. ...more

November 26, 2009

To many, it felt exquisitely right: This is where it began. This is where it must end. ...more

November 14, 2009