I read the "Letters to the Editor" in the Feb. 7 edition of Hernando Today and felt compelled to reply to the letter submitted by Peter Stathis. ...more

February 13, 2010

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives continue to investigate a human trafficking ring and on Thursday announced the arrest of Roosevelt James "Pudgie" Wade, 31, 1910 Cobb Drive in Marietta, Ga., ...more

May 28, 2009

TAMPA -- Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man officers found on the sidewalk of East Columbus Drive near North 22nd Street early this morning. ...more

May 7, 2009

A return to the Bucs seems unlikely, but remaining in the NFL is becoming more of a possibility for former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

March 10, 2009

A spot someplace in the NFL is becoming more of a possibility for former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

March 10, 2009

A 75-year-old Spring Hill man was killed in a three-car collision Monday morning on County Line Road, east of Runyon Drive ...more

February 16, 2009

Otis Anthony has dedicated his life to improving conditions for blacks in Tampa. One of his many contributions is a collection of oral histories, articles and transcripts he gathered in the 1970s and has since donated to the University of South Florida for preservation. The following are excerpts from some of his interviews. ...more

February 8, 2009

Clearwater police say they arrested a 37-year-old man when he returned to a car he abandoned when a mother caught him having sex with her teenage daughter. ...more

December 19, 2008

8:11 a.m.: Brian DeCosmo and his wife Pam dropped off their children at Roosevelt Elementary this morning and came straight to vote. ...more

November 4, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring teenager who was booked into jail Feb. 8, 2007, in connection with the armed robbery of the Dollar General store was turned over to the care of his mother Thursday after he pleaded to a lesser charge for his part in the crime. The store is located at 1040 Lakeview Drive in downtown Sebring. After spending 16 months in jail, David Lozano Jr., now 16, was released at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, according to sheriff's booking. Lozano Jr. pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Assistant State Attorney Richard Castillo said Friday that Lozano Jr. helped plan the robbery, carried the handgun or BB gun to the store and acted as a lookout while Roosevelt Smith, now 17, carried out the robbery. Smith, who pleaded guilty several months ago to robbery with a deadly weapon, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for robbing the store and pistol whipping a female clerk, whose name is being withheld by Highlands Today. ...more

June 15, 2008