Though there is no question it existed, the disconnect between beleaguered left guard Arron Sears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was never quite as great as it might have seemed. ...more

November 19, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has urged Florida lawmakers to ban texting while driving. ...more

November 17, 2009

Santa Claus is looking forward to the time-honored traditions of visiting with children at Lakeshore Mall and receiving letters at the North Pole, but he is also giving his communications a high-tech update. ...more

November 14, 2009

There is a learning curve, and maybe Bucs head coach Morris is beginning to climb it, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

November 10, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Three men have been arrested in a fatal stabbing of a Daytona Beach teen at an amphitheater. ...more

November 8, 2009

A videotaped sex act and intimidation tactics were behind the ouster of a part-time Pasco-Hernando Community College law enforcement instructor in June. ...more

October 29, 2009

A videotaped sex act and intimidation tactics were behind the ouster of a part-time Pasco Hernando Community College law enforcement instructor in June. The failure of the program's administrators to properly investigate the incidents resulted in the termination of three of those administrators this week, the college announced Wednesday. ...more

October 28, 2009

The public will begin picking up the defense tab for Stephanie Ragusa, a former Hillsborough County middle school teacher accused of having sex with two students. Circuit Judge Wayne S. Timmerman granted a request today by Ragusa's attorney, Robert Herce, to have his client declared indigent. Prosecutors did not object. ...more

September 30, 2009

Tampa quickly is extending its reign as king of the global text message business. ...more

August 26, 2009

A white-bearded 55-year-old Texan has won the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in this island city. ...more

July 27, 2009