ST. PETERSBURG - A house at 4437 17th Ave. S. caught fire Saturday evening, suffering extensive damage. The fire originated from the front bedroom of the single family residence. ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA - Responding to a complaint from a resident, trapper Julie Harder removed a 6-foot-long alligator from a man-made pond at the Tuscany Bay apartment complex Saturday evening. ...more

February 23, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 6-year-old Tampa girl is on life-support at All Children's Hospital after she fell into a swimming pool Sunday evening, police say. ...more

February 11, 2008

AVON PARK — A man was arrested late Saturday afternoon after he was accused of smashing his car into a house and then taking off, according to an official with the Avon Park Police Department. Roberto Jimenez, of Plant City, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a valid driver's license in connection with the Saturday evening accident at 2601 Woodruff Heights, said police Sgt. Sally Vega. All three charges are misdemeanors. Jimenez was being held at Highlands County Jail in lieu of a $2,250 bond Sunday. According to Vega and other witnesses, a red Plymouth Breeze with Ohio license plates backed through the wall of the house at around 4:18 p.m. Saturday. Vega said that car was driven by Jimenez, who was visiting a neighbor when he hit the house. The home, owned by Reina V. Rodriguez and Angel L. Maldonado according to Highlands County Property Appraiser records, was unoccupied at the time of the accident, and no injuries were reported. ...more

February 11, 2008

Two men accused of robbing and beating an acquaintance and then stealing her car Friday are each in jail, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said. Gary Abbate and Gary Wayne Sharp, both of Brooksville, face attempted murder charges in the attack on 49-year-old Reba Myers at her home on Moon Road. They fled in Myers' blue 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer, the sheriff's office reported. ...more

February 3, 2008

Midway through an interview Saturday evening, Mitchell wrestling coach John Stanjeski stopped answering questions. ...more

January 28, 2008

TAMPA - Gayle Guyardo, who for 14 years has co-anchored WFLA's television coverage of the Gasparilla parade, went on with the show Saturday even though she said she had the flu and a fever. ...more

January 26, 2008

WRESTLING Lambert paces the Sharks with perfect 4-0 mark in Pinellas County's 9-team meet. ...more

January 26, 2008

In a geodesic dome somewhat reminiscent of the top half of Epcot Center, Nature Coast showed up at the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauder Duals with only part of its team, and it came back to haunt it as forfeits cost it several points on its way to a fifth-place finish. ...more

January 26, 2008