When the Rays need a starter to go deep into a game protecting a one- or two-run lead, they probably would prefer to have James Shields on the mound. ...more

October 15, 2008

No parent or caregiver is immune from feeling some frustration from the incessant wailing of an infant. ...more

October 15, 2008

The city of Tampa wants to turn its yard waste and recycled newspapers into ethanol. ...more

October 12, 2008

Some customers insist on seeing and "touching" a product before they buy it. ...more

October 6, 2008

TAMPA - Police will introduce their newest canines when they perform a drug bust demonstration today. ...more

June 18, 2008

Randy Curl is an authentic cowboy. He talks, walks and dresses like someone who walked off the set of a Western. He lives on a horse farm and makes a living horseshoeing. ...more

May 12, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The telephone call that spelled the end of Jim Piculas' career as a substitute teacher in Pasco County came on a January day about a week after he performed the disappearing-toothpick trick for a group of rapt middle school students. ...more

May 6, 2008

Valleydale R.O., located between County Road 54 and Daughtery Road, will hold its annual Arts and Craft Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. ...more

February 23, 2008

Kevin Locke's program, "The Hoop of Life," incorporates traditional Lakota dance, song, storytelling and flute to bring a message of peace and stewardship to children and adults alike. ...more

February 13, 2008

There were screaming squirrels and dancing lizards, Justin Timberlake getting knocked around and a demonstration of the drawing power of cashews. Those were just some of the usual attempts by advertisers to create spots that would have viewers talking today, but our critic Walt Belcher says most of the ads were more bland than buzzworthy. ...more

February 4, 2008