Jurors at the British inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed heard extracts Thursday from affectionate correspondence between the princess and her father-in-law, Prince Philip. ...more

December 14, 2007

Congratulations, Matt Bryant! The Bucs kicker has been named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' finalist for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award. As a finalist, Bryant receives $1,000 for the charity of his choice, which he has designated as the March of Dimes Florida Bay Division. ...more

December 12, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist's 2007-08 fiscal year budget was tight, and that meant tough times for organizations that depend on state money for their causes. ...more

December 8, 2007

Tampa Tribune reporter Sherri Ackerman began covering the story of Courtney Clark's disappearance from Florida's care in June, when authorities found the toddler in Wisconsin. That led to a successful court petition for access to state records about Courtney and her mother, Candice Clark, as well as other household members. The records resulted in a series of investigative stories throughout the summer that exposed serious flaws in Florida's child welfare system as well as a dark side to Candice Clark. ...more

December 2, 2007

The 2-year-old child of a drunken Oldsmar couple was inside their running car, hysterically crying and trying to wake them, when a Largo Mall security guard spotted the family in the mall's parking lot Saturday night, Largo police said. ...more

November 26, 2007

The 2-year-old child of a drunken Oldsmar couple was inside their running car, hysterically crying and trying to wake them, when a Largo Mall security guard spotted the family in the mall's parking lot Saturday night, Largo police said. ...more

November 25, 2007

SEBRING — Could this year's advanced ninth-graders graduate high school with an International Baccalaureate Diploma? We'll have a better idea come March when the School Board of Highlands County decides whether to pursue the program. Then paperwork to start a feasibility study needs to completed by Sept. 1, 2008, said parent Diane Juve. The IB program is well known nationwide, and is a highly regarded college prep program, Juve added. Juve's child is in middle school and she played a big part in getting the Advanced Academics program to Highlands County. Parents curious about the program will have a chance to get some information. An informational parent forum on the IB program is scheduled at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10 at Hill-Gustat Middle School. ...more

November 23, 2007

With the upcoming first anniversary of Camden Allen White's accident in front of Brandon High School on my mind, I am still amazed at the ignorance of some of our residents who repeatedly do not stop for school buses loading or unloading on Parsons or Bloomingdale avenues. On a recent morning I flashed my headlights numerous times just to get the attention of approaching drivers. Even the hot rod kid behind the bus thought he could squeeze between the bus and my vehicle just to save a minute. ...more

November 21, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives serving a search warrant Friday at a home on 610 Newton Ave. S. did not find the suspect they were looking for but discovered two young children left alone in the house. ...more

November 16, 2007

The statistics are staggering - and, after awhile, the headlines lose meaning. ...more

November 15, 2007