With the Brett Favre standoff still simmering, Aaron Rodgers took his place Monday as the Packers' new starting quarterback. ...more

July 29, 2008

After two Wesley Chapel teens were gunned down on a dirt road two years ago in Trilby, one of the first and most publicized names to surface as a person of interest by the sheriff's office was Jeremy Hanson Henry. But two weeks later, Henry, 20, turned up dead and since then the investigation into the deaths of Derek James Pieper and Raymond Alphonse Veluz mostly had been mum. Until now. On Friday Pasco Detective Lisa Schoneman said she has tirelessly worked this case since the slayings, and it's been almost that long since detectives have ruled out Henry as the killer. On Aug. 10, 2006, Henry called Detective Stephen Foshay and told him he didn't have anything to do with the killings of Pieper, 17, and Velez, 18, on July 28, 2006. He then pointed to Tyree Jenkins and Luc Pierre-Charles as the triggermen, Schoneman said. ...more

July 25, 2008

A coalition working to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the area is recruiting volunteers and plans to spend 12 to 18 months on research. ...more

July 22, 2008

No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. ...more

July 22, 2008

The community-based coalition that will consider alternative sites for the Tampa Bay Rays' new ballpark is recruiting volunteer members and expects to spend roughly 12 to 18 months on research, organizers announced today. The coalition filed paperwork today to become a nonprofit charitable organization known as A Baseball Community, said Jeff Lyash, the president of Progress Energy Florida and a member of the group. ...more

July 21, 2008

No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. Today, he was among the hundreds of people so far who stopped at the St. Pete Times Forum to visit with the roughly 45 companies looking for workers at a job fair. ...more

July 21, 2008

The county coalition aiming to reduce substance abuse has a new business name to highlight its efforts - Drug Free Highlands. ...more

July 14, 2008

Hundreds packed the Hunt Community Center at Al Lopez Park this morning for a foreclosure assistance workshop. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - Some people come to the Tampa Police Department's impound lot to reclaim a car. Dominique Martinez and Drew Danecki arrived there today to retrieve a rhino. ...more

July 11, 2008

Victims of sexual assault shouldn't have to worry about their identities being exposed or not being able to take a few days off work to seek help. ...more

July 11, 2008