A videotape released today shows Robert Farley dancing and singing hours after he killed his 93-year-old father, authorities say. ...more

January 7, 2009

Tampa Bay Tech junior guard Leria Jenrette could miss the rest of the girls basketball season after being stabbed on New Year's Eve. ...more

January 7, 2009

Bankruptcies Soar U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped nearly 33 percent in 2008 amid a recession that's expected to keep filings rising into the new year. Overall, consumer filings reached 1,064,927 last year, up from 801,840 in 2007, according to data collected by the National Bankruptcy Research Center and published by the American Bankruptcy Institute, an Alexandria, Va.-based research group. ...more

January 6, 2009

The last of the holiday travelers packed Tampa International Airport on Sunday, sending roughly 18,000 more people through the terminal than on a typical day last month. ...more

January 5, 2009

The second half of back-to-back games are generally reserved for the other guy. But Mike Smith wants to be the guy. ...more

January 5, 2009

The last weekend day of this year's holiday season has packed Tampa International Airport, sending roughly 18,000 more people through the terminal than on a typical day last month. ...more

January 4, 2009

Like most folks, I made up a short list of New Year's resolutions last week. When I read it over later, it struck me as funny that I started with "abs, abs, abs" and ended with "be nicer to everyone." ...more

January 4, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson to give readers an insight into a new way of life during his rookie journey. ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009