When 32 contestants heard the judges' decision on Jan. 17, no one was more shocked than Lauren Der. ...more

February 17, 2009

For nearly a year, Largo police have been looking for a man they say robbed three banks wearing rubber gloves and a surgical mask. ...more

November 5, 2008

Government-sanctioned fireworks shows are a staple of Fourth of July celebrations. This year, however, various factors, both local and on the other side of the globe, are prompting many local government, here in Pinellas and elsewhere, to scrap their traditional Independence Day fireworks displays. ...more

May 31, 2008

A prolonged and widespread water shortage can hardly be described as a lucky break. The impacts of below-average rainfall that began in 2006 have been at times severe on South Florida's residents, businesses and local municipalities — not to mention our lawns. ...more

May 8, 2008

It took a high-speed chase, four hours of tromping through underbrush and a lucky break, but a pair of suspected robbers were captured Monday. ...more

May 6, 2008

It took a high-speed chase, four hours of tromping through underbrush and a lucky break, but a pair of suspected robbers were captured Monday. ...more

May 5, 2008

The defining performance of Heath Ledger's tragically foreshortened career - more or less equivalent to what Jim Stark in "Rebel Without a Cause" was for James Dean - will surely be the role of Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain." ...more

January 27, 2008