A poor economy and higher prices for fuel, food and lodging have travelers re-evaluating vacation plans, Tampa Bay tourism industry officials have learned. The key to success in this year's tourism season will be how well the tourism industry can tap into travelers' perceptions. Here is a sample of what some travelers are thinking these days from interviews at Clearwater Beach and Tampa. ...more

May 6, 2008

The driver who mowed down a man taking out his garbage seven months ago has been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter, authorities said. ...more

May 5, 2008

Matt Garza was ready to quit baseball. He was a freshman pitcher for Fresno State in 2003 and to say it wasn't going well is an understatement. He was just 1-6 and had allowed 46 runs in 43 1/3 innings. ...more

February 24, 2008

Before leaving her 22-month-old son with his father, Shantil Galloway said she kissed and hugged the boy. ...more

February 16, 2008

Police divers used sonar to find a stolen silver Cadillac CTS that plunged into the Hillsborough River on Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - Police divers have recovered a stolen silver Cadillac from the Hillsborough River at Bon Vivant Drive. ...more

February 5, 2008

MILWAUKEE - USF's chances to end its winless Big East road losing streak just took another hit today. Junior guard Jesus Verdejo will miss tonight's game at No. 17 Marquette with a back injury. ...more

January 29, 2008

On foot, in cars and in donkey carts, tens of thousands of Gazans flooded into Egypt on Wednesday through a border fence blown up by militants - puncturing a gaping hole in Israel's airtight closure of the Gaza Strip and giving a boost to Hamas. ...more

January 24, 2008

Dan Sefair stands at his front door and muses that he might live in the only place in the urban core where a person can skip out to the street and be on the city's main drag. ...more

January 17, 2008

No matter how angry we get with its sometimes greedy and corrupt characters, sports has a way of always pulling us back in. Maybe it's the fairy-tale factor. Like a fairy tale, sports make us believe anything can happen. ...more

January 6, 2008