A person moving into a house had left items on a stove that were ignited this morning after Progress Energy Corp. turned on the property's power, causing a fire, St. Petersburg fire officials said. The house, at 2532 Fourth Ave. S., was unoccupied at the time of the 10:20 a.m. blaze, Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue said. ...more

January 2, 2009

The holiday travel plans for Lightning G Karri Ramo were disrupted twice this week, having to scuttle plans to meet friends in Las Vegas after getting called up to Tampa Bay when G Olie Kolzig came down with an undisclosed upper-body injury. ...more

December 24, 2008

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December 23, 2008

A Florida retail chain quickly pulled replicas of Michael Vick's jersey from its Georgia stores after getting complaints from animal rights groups. ...more

December 16, 2008

East Lake wasted no time in racking up its fifth win Monday night. The Eagles easily defeated Osceola 83-28 and improved their record to 5-1 on the season. ...more

December 16, 2008

Bucs RB Warrick Dunn vs. Falcons WLB Keith Brooking Dunn is out to prove to the Falcons that they made a mistake by letting him go. He very well may do it if he finds himself matched up against Brooking. Brooking is a savvy and instinctive player who tackles well, but he struggles in coverage. He might be able to limit Dunn's effectiveness as a runner, but if the Bucs target Dunn in the passing game he can burn Brooking and make the Falcons wish he never left. Brooking has a slight edge here when the ball is on the ground, but Dunn wins almost every time it's in the air. ...more

December 14, 2008

On Nov. 28, I was in the CVS store in Lake Placid to have a few pictures of my grand-daughter's wedding photos processed. I intended to return to have all 116 photos made at a later time. When I was finished, I accidently left the memory chip in the processing machine. Later, when I returned to CVS, I was told that no one turned in the memory card; it could not be found near the processing machine. ...more

December 9, 2008

You look at his age and can't help but shake your head - mostly in wonder. Jeff Garcia, the bios all say, is 38. But there's nothing 38 about Garcia's play on the field. ...more

November 30, 2008

In preparation for a class I'll be teaching, I polled enrollees to get a feel for their experience level. One lady responded, "I hope I am not too inexperienced for your class." ...more

November 30, 2008

Bill Durnell of Holiday agress with letter that called the election of Barack Obama a mistake. ...more

November 22, 2008