Taina Lopez thought the 2-month-old girl in the Amber Alert resembled her newborn. ...more

March 28, 2009

Taina Lopez feels as if no one listened to her. ...more

March 27, 2009

The timing is perfect. After seeing snippets of some of Hollywood's finest fare at the Oscars last Sunday, local moviegoers have something new to look forward to beginning Monday: The 13th annual Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival. ...more

February 28, 2009

Perhaps all children have an extra sparkle in their eyes during the holiday season, an extra bounce in their step, but none more than the 20 Hispanic children at Bread of Life Mission in Plant City. ...more

November 27, 2008

The map in Georgina Rivera-Singletary's office at Pasco High School serves both as a reminder and a conversation piece. ...more

October 22, 2008

An assistant principal at Pasco High School, who grew up as a migrant worker and picked fruits and vegetables in nine states as a child and young adult, will be honored today as the 2008 Florida Migrant Success Story of the Year. ...more

October 22, 2008

The note posted in July on the Web site of China's food safety inspection agency came from a doctor: There had been a sudden rise in infants turning up at his hospital with kidney stones after drinking the same brand of formula. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Highlands County boy who hated authority did not see prison warden in his future. But the Rev. Robert Shannon became just that in June 2008. ...more

September 15, 2008

A man who spent more than a decade in a Florida prison for a fatal stabbing with a 6-inch filet knife is now accused of kidnapping and trying to strangle his former girlfriend. ...more

December 14, 2007

PLANT CITY - A string of armed robberies, including the shooting of a migrant worker, led to a car chase that ended today with the arrests of five suspects. Two victims were struck in the head with a gun and one was shot in the thigh during an assault spree against more than six migrant workers, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Two of the suspects were injured, including one who suffered a broken leg when officers crashed into the suspects' Jeep Grand Cherokee near 1316 Alsobrook St. ...more

November 6, 2007