When asked Friday by an assistant principal, a sixth-grade Azalea Middle School student denied being told by a classmate that he would bring a gun and kill her, according to a St. Petersburg police report. ...more

November 14, 2007

When asked Friday by an assistant principal, a sixth-grade Azalea Middle School student denied being told by a classmate that he would bring a gun and kill her, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department report. At a news conference Monday, the 11-year-old girl, Hannah, told reporters she was afraid to go to back to school after a boy pulled off her hijab, an Islamic head scarf, and the next day threatened kill her. ...more

November 13, 2007

The father of the driver in a fatal car accident says the car's passenger might have survived if homes on the road had a different type of mailbox. ...more

November 2, 2007

At the risk of being called potty-mouthed, county commissioners recently dumped criticism on companies that virtually abandon portable toilets at unfinished construction sites. ...more

October 31, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA board pledged Tuesday to make changes to its foster care program, the day after a state report blamed arrogance and defensiveness for the agency's recent poor performance. ...more

October 31, 2007

Florida's first private agency to take on child welfare duties - the one held up as the state model for privatizing social services - may find itself without a contract next year. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - A panel ordered to review Florida's first private agency to take on child welfare duties for the state said today it cannot recommend renewing the agency's multimillion-dollar contract without serious internal changes. ...more

October 29, 2007

More state oversight of private contractors of foster care and common-sense safety measures are among recommendations released this week by a task force created to protect children in state care. ...more

October 11, 2007

The second in a series of workshops for Tampa Palms Visioning 2011, a joint improvement project of the Tampa Palms Community Development District and the Tampa Palms Owners Association, is this morning. ...more

October 6, 2007

The National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report on a helicopter crash that killed two people last week, said a cause for the crash has not been determined. ...more

September 23, 2007