It's been nearly seven months since Stepha Henry disappeared during a visit to Florida with her younger sister. ...more

December 24, 2007

Kathi Collison owns a business on the south side of the city's biggest intersection and goes to church less than a quarter mile east of that same corner. ...more

December 23, 2007

With Christmas approaching fast, the next couple of weeks will bring the seasonal decorations and sights that shine every year. Among the green and red lights, the eggnog and the menorah, another seasonal spectacle will emerge. ...more

December 22, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Over the past several years, street fights between young women in the Highway Park district became so common that the neighborhood's residents knew something had to be done. "Fistfights were a major problem," said coordinator Felecia Samuels about the southern Lake Placid district. "Things were becoming more violent. There wasn't a day that went by where you didn't hear about women fighting in the street." To deal with the female-on-female violence, the Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District Council decided to come up with a "Young Sisters in Unity" group, which it passed along to residents. ...more

December 16, 2007

Davin Joseph is pleased when a plan comes together. The Buccaneers guard has just returned from a community event that he inspired and that he along with his best friends — the Buccaneers offensive line — made happen. ...more

December 12, 2007

Zach Bonner showed no sign of fatigue Monday morning as he spoke on the steps of the old state Capitol, the end point of his 280-mile march from Seffner. The Valrico fourth-grader started walking to Tallahassee on Nov. 3 to raise awareness of youth homelessness. ...more

November 27, 2007

TAMPA As he settled in for Thanksgiving dinner, Robert Weiner took a moment to reflect on something that can only be explained as a gift from the gods. ...more

November 24, 2007

While loosening your belt after Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to clip a pedometer to it. The reason: Wearing a step counter leads to weight loss and lower blood pressure, according to new research released this week. The researchers found that a pedometer is an unusually good motivator to get people to walk more. ...more

November 23, 2007

Chris Huston was toward the back of the line of early shoppers camped outside the Best Buy last Thanksgiving. ...more

November 23, 2007

Last year, Richard Paey ate a cold Thanksgiving dinner at Tomoka Correctional Institution with his cellmate, a convicted murderer who had killed a previous cellmate. ...more

November 23, 2007