Baseball is important, but giving back is imperative. It's a theory the founders of Bullets Baseball instill in the young men they work with every week. ...more

November 22, 2007

Few of us knew Alexa Hall. She was only 3-months-old when her mother's boyfriend allegedly shook her to death Monday. All most of us know are what we see in the photograph of a precious baby girl and the anguish of her mother and grandparents. It's enough to break the hardest heart. What we also know about Alexa, however, is that although tragedy befell her, she brought life and happiness to others in her short time here. Besides the people who loved her, her transplanted organs provided life for other babies in several locations around the country. Alexa gave the gift of life to other little ones who also faced death. As tragic as this ordeal is for her family, at least some warmth has to be felt that part of her lives on, and gives someone else the chance at a happy life. It's the ultimate gift and Alexa's legacy will never be forgotten in the hearts of those who loved her and many other people who know little of her. How many of us can say that? ...more

November 16, 2007

The 23rd annual Hudson Seafest attracts lots of spectators ...more

November 13, 2007

PLANT CITY - A 13-month-old boy who was found floating facedown in his grandparents' pool Sunday afternoon has died, police said. ...more

November 9, 2007

PLANT CITY - A 13-month-old boy remained hospitalized today in Tampa after nearly drowning in his grandparents' pool Sunday afternoon, police said. ...more

November 5, 2007

Tonight ghosts, goblins and probably a Britney Spears or two, will walk the streets during the Original Carrollwood annual Halloween Parade. ...more

October 29, 2007

TAMPA - Cherene Clarke and her fiancé, Tommy Hill Jr., had just finished watching "Species: The Awakening," and had begun to slumber just before 7 a.m. Sunday in the living room of her East Tampa apartment. Then, the walls literally came crashing in. ...more

October 21, 2007

CASSELBERRY - Relatives of a boy who nearly drowned in a backyard pool say they are being sued by a Casselberry police officer who helped rescue the child. ...more

October 10, 2007

Perhaps not even 137-degree heat in Iraq could have prepared Norman Fabian for the grilling he received from about 30 students at Bishop Larkin Catholic School on Friday morning. ...more

September 29, 2007