TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have apparently given receiver Antonio Bryant an offer he plans to refuse, according to his agent. Bryant sought a long-term deal with the Bucs, but Tampa Bay put a franchise tag on him Wednesday, guaranteeing him a salary of $9.88 million in 2009. Bryant's agent, Lamont Smith, said the receiver is unhappy about not having more security. ...more

February 19, 2009

Two Haines City children were seriously injured in a crash Wednesday night in Polk County. ...more

February 19, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly beating that happened in north Tampa late Wednesday night. ...more

February 19, 2009

Earlier this week, University of South Florida coach Stan Heath lamented about how to correct the Bulls' recent late-game offensive droughts. ...more

February 18, 2009

St. Petersburg police were investigating Wednesday night how a 6-month-old baby received second-degree burns over 18 percent of her body. ...more

February 18, 2009

Florida Gators sophomore guard and leading scorer Nick Calathes says "our backs are against the wall." ...more

February 17, 2009

Joaquin Phoenix's interview with David Letterman started off odd and ended in full-blown weirdness, instantly joining Farrah Fawcett on the list of late-night appearances memorable for the wrong way. ...more

February 12, 2009

An argument over taking the last beer led a Lutz man to punch his brother in the head and strike him with a glass Wednesday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. The man repeatedly slammed a bathroom door on his mother's arm as she tried to intervene. ...more

February 12, 2009

The proposal would allow a tax credit of 10 percent of the value of new or existing residences, up to a $15,000 limit. ...more

February 5, 2009

A Pinellas Park mother and her three kids are homeless tonight after a fire made their home unlivable Wednesday night. ...more

February 4, 2009