An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik announced the birth of his daughter Abigail on Sunday morning, after being notified privately of the good news. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second child back home in Houston late Saturday, Central Time. They have a 3-year-old son, adopted from Ukraine. Bresnik says both mama and baby are doing very well. The 42-year-old Marine installed antennas and other equipment outside the International Space Station Saturday. This is his first spaceflight. He and the rest of the shuttle crew were awakened Sunday by the song, "Butterfly Kisses." Mrs. Bresnik chose it for her husband. Among the lyrics: "There's two things I know for sure/She was sent here from heaven and she's daddy's little girl." ...more

November 22, 2009

A 23-year-old man performed a sexual act on a friend against her will Sunday morning, Tampa police say. The woman gave Ronald Terrance a ride to his apartment about 3 a.m. Sunday, and they went inside. Terrance told her he wanted to have sex with her, and she said no but he touched her inappropriately anyway, an arrest report states. During the struggle, Terrance threatened the woman with a knife. ...more

November 2, 2009

Dick Sulick left his house on a recent cool Sunday morning, crossed the street and walked to a nearby retention pond. ...more

October 28, 2009

The cruise ship that bumped another liner while leaving port in Cozumel, Mexico, returned to Tampa on Sunday morning. The Carnival Legend was leaving Cozumel just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, when strong winds pushed it up against the Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas, which was docked. ...more

October 5, 2009

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was out of the hospital and back home Sunday, recovering from the concussion he sustained during the Gators' 41-7 victory at Kentucky. ...more

September 28, 2009

Authorities say two people have died in a small plane crash in northeastern Florida. ...more

July 12, 2009

Key roads in and around the city and its beaches will be closed Sunday morning as part of the annual Morton Plant Mease Triathlon. ...more

July 11, 2009

A Largo police officer going through some old shotgun shells a woman had turned in for proper disposal at the police station found something else in the mix Sunday morning: a half-stick of dynamite. ...more

June 29, 2009

A teenager faces charges in a gruesome string of cat mutilations and killings that have horrified his neighbors and shaken animal lovers in two South Florida communities. ...more

June 14, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office is looking for a 79-year-old Wimauma woman last seen by her son Saturday night. ...more

June 8, 2009