Feline Folks will print calendars for 2009 to raise money for low-cost spaying and neutering of free-roaming cats. To accomplish that fete, Feline Folks is searching for 13 cat photos - one for the cover and one for each month. Photographers of the winning photos will be credited in the calendar and receive a free copy of it. Submit questions and entries: to info@felinefolks.org. ...more

May 31, 2008

TAMPA - A 19-year-old man pushed a baby carriage into a street while trying to avoid a deputy serving an arrest warrant, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - A Pinellas County man who escaped from police custody Thursday has been recaptured, Pinellas Park police say. ...more

May 2, 2008

A deputy and her dog receive the credit for the happy ending in the case of a missing 12-year-old boy who moved from Belize to Lakeland two weeks ago. ...more

February 15, 2008

First, let me congratulate you on researching the article which ran a few months back, regarding the proposed dog "beach day" at Pine Island. If I recall correctly, I was not the only person who found your attitude regarding allowing dogs and their human companions to enjoy Pine Island, for a few hours, one day a month, a couple months out of the year; negative and selfish. ...more

February 14, 2008

"Love is like the look of a rose, the smell of rain or the feeling of forever." ...more

February 14, 2008

Douglas wasted no time fitting in with Allison and Keith Gadd, but he had to get over his shyness when he first met the Plant City couple. ...more

February 11, 2008

Tanglewood management implemented a rule that forbids dog owners from walking their dogs on Tanglewood streets. Dogs must be transported by car or golf carts to designated areas. ...more

February 7, 2008

It is amazing to think that one individual could cause so much trouble for individuals trying to provide a much needed service to the community. How could a facility exist for over 15 years without complaints and then have the noise become intolerable after one individual moves into the area? The complainant was told, at the time he visited the rental property, that a kennel was located nearby. Common sense would have told anyone that there would be barking. If the barking is as bad as the complainant now claims, wouldn't he have heard it while visiting the property? Did the dogs begin to bark just because he moved in? Of course not. ...more

February 6, 2008

An animal cruelty investigation is under way after deputies discovered a house packed with 22 dogs, three cats and a seven-foot Burmese python on Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008