Police charged a man with felony child abuse, saying he beat his girlfriend's 5-year-old son because of a bad-behavior report at school. ...more

August 27, 2008

I give thanks to city, county and state law enforcement. When I came in contact with law enforcement three times in two weeks, I thought to myself, "What is going on?" As I pondered I remembered this letter I had been procrastinating about writing through the years. ...more

August 24, 2008

Elbert Mack had every excuse to fail. Mack was not expected to be successful throughout his football career because he was too small. After seeing his father leave his family, the odds were stacked against Mack becoming a successful man. ...more

August 22, 2008

Dear Loyal Friends. ...more

August 5, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples arrived late Wednesday morning for what may have been her last board meeting. ...more

July 17, 2008

Lynn Helms and her husband, Richard, moved to Plant City from Connecticut in 1998. They soon discovered First Presbyterian Church of Plant City. ...more

July 16, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden favors two-tight end formations, and with the offseason addition of four-year veteran Ben Troupe, he has another weapon at his disposal. ...more

July 8, 2008

TAMPA - God walks among us. ...more

July 3, 2008

For $22,500, once again, God can walk among the people of Tampa. After an agreement between prosecutors and a defense attorney, Judge Walter Heinrich Jr. today reduced the bail of 39-year-old God Lucky Howard from $86,500 to $22,500. ...more

June 30, 2008

Pat Smith said she didn't mind the sewer pipe temporarily blocking her driveway on West Leona Street. ...more

June 28, 2008