Police in St. Petersburg fired shots in a Wal-Mart parking lot about 1:15 p.m. today, but no one was injured. ...more

March 3, 2009

Parking would be prohibited on portions of several downtown streets during monthly motorcycle and antique car shows under a law being considered by city commissioners. Commissioners are to vote Monday on an ordinance that would regulate parking. A public hearing will be held during the commission's 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St. ...more

March 3, 2009

There was one corner devoted to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the opposite corner was a collection of photographs of other "contemporary African-Americans" who have made their own unique impacts on society - from former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell to Motown founder Barry Gordy. ...more

March 1, 2009

Jurors in a federal death penalty trial viewed photographs this morning of the scene of an execution-style slaying in a Bartow drug house in October 2006. ...more

February 25, 2009

A banquet, parade and more were part of a festival celebrating black history. ...more

February 25, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. Today Meet A Legend ...more

February 25, 2009

A two-day neighborhood sweep by Tampa code enforcement inspectors produced more than 300 new cases involving more than 500 violations. ...more

February 25, 2009

Here is the daily schedule for the Florida Strawberry Festival: Thursday Opening Day - Senior Citizens Day ...more

February 25, 2009

A two-day sweep by Tampa code enforcement inspectors produced more than 300 new cases involving more than 500 violations in the V.M Ybor neighborhood. ...more

February 20, 2009

On a cold day a hundred years ago in upstate New York, a group of progressive men and women from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds formed an organization to combat national ills such as lynching, Jim Crow laws and voter disenfranchisement. Unbeknownst to them, they also paved the way for people such as President Barack Obama and NFL coaches Mike Tomlin and Tony Dungy. ...more

February 13, 2009