School officials learned of concerns that Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill was too rough with her special education teachers as early as 2005, three years before she was arrested on child abuse charges. ...more

August 11, 2008

Any novice, looking to surprise that special someone with a homemade birthday cake, can pull it off. ...more

August 5, 2008

What started as a way to say thanks to the 20 or so pediatrics nurses on the third floor of University Community Hospital ended with everyone saying thanks to a 9-year-old cancer patient who dreamed up the nifty design for a bunch of T-shirts worn by those nurses. ...more

August 1, 2008

As workers and school staff moved boxes big and small with carts and hand trucks, Memorial Elementary Principal Ruby Handley said the new school looks "fabulous." ...more

August 1, 2008

Two months after trimming its budget by $47 million and laying off faculty members and more than 100 staffers, the University of Florida is giving out raises. ...more

July 26, 2008

On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Twelve dialysis patients and six staff members were evacuated from a DaVita dialysis center today after a gallon of liquid used to sterilize parts of the dialysis machines spilled, fire officials said. ...more

July 14, 2008

A 4-year-old died Friday after a fire at her day care that sent thick, black smoke billowing from the windows and roof, police said. ...more

July 12, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The city council on Thursday will reconsider rezoning the site of Progress Energy Park as downtown parkland, which could impede – if not prevent – the Tampa Bay Rays from building a new stadium on the waterfront property. ...more

July 9, 2008

Kids at Tampa General Hospital got a visit Wednesday from Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant. ...more

July 9, 2008