BARTOW - Only one of six teens accused of beating one of their peers showed up today for a status hearing at the Polk County Courthouse. The other five defendants waived their right to appear. ...more

May 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Investigators today continued to unravel the sequence of events that led to a 14-year-old girl backing her mother's car out of a parking space Wednesday night, and then gunning it forward, overreaching her mark and killing a 5-year-old boy. Meanwhile, family members of the boy, Kevon Wilson, were making funeral arrangements, and trying to set up a fund to pay for it. They were also planning a vigil at the scene of the accident for tonight at 7. ...more

May 29, 2008

If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she would rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year. ...more

May 9, 2008

The most frequent question mothers pose to the founders of baby newsbits.com is where to find a good babysitter. ...more

May 7, 2008

In the throes of her second divorce, Cheryl English hit a wall. "I drank for 25 years. I was a practicing alcoholic," said English, the mother of two boys. "I was in a master's degree program and had to drop out midterm. ...more

May 3, 2008

A former state Department of Children & Families spokesman now faces federal charges of producing child pornography that prosecutors say he was selling in Germany. ...more

February 12, 2008

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor said in court today that a former state Department of Children & Families spokesman charged with producing child pornography is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Prosecutor Colleen Murphy told Judge Mark Pizzo that Al Zimmerman, 41, should be held without bail because he has a "lack of ties, no job, no property, no assets, and no children." She said he's living with his parents. ...more

February 11, 2008

Tucked away in the northeast corner of Hillsborough County are two boys' soccer programs that consistently produce winning squads, standout players and, when they meet one another, amazingly close matches. ...more

February 5, 2008

April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically - with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA – April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting some groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically -- with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 23, 2008