TAMPA - Police do not suspect foul play in the death of a woman whose decomposed body was found in a vacant house near Ybor City on Wednesday. ...more

December 20, 2007

It took a player who barely knew what to do to accomplish something that had never been done. ...more

December 16, 2007

TAMPA Micheal Spurlock has watched Devin Hester and Dante Hall make his job look easy. ...more

December 15, 2007

The consensus among west coast anglers that trout fishing has gotten noticeably better in recent years has been born out with the release of a report from state biologists at the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 2, 2007

When 22-year-old Solymarie Roman was found slain, her body burned, in a northeast Polk County orange grove, suspicion quickly focused on her boyfriend, Mourad Balzourt. ...more

November 30, 2007

POINCIANA - When 22-year-old Solymarie Roman was found slain her body burned in a northeast Polk County orange grove, suspicion quickly focused on her boyfriend, Mourad Balzourt. ...more

November 29, 2007

Crazy. Awesome. That's how Tori Hattaway described what had just transpired on the Challenger K-8 court Tuesday night. ...more

November 29, 2007

Polk County deputies say they've solved the case of a young woman who was killed and then had her body set on fire in Poinciana this month. ...more

November 28, 2007

On Nov. 1, there was a front page article about a convicted sexual predator named Dale Leland, titled "Family, Friends Plea for Man in Court." It was full of quotes from his friends, neighbors, co-workers and lawyer, all vouching for him. Dale already confessed to detectives. Evidence supported the charges and he was found guilty by the jury. Yet, despite the conviction, these character witnesses implied that the sweet, innocent girls lied, making Dale the victim. MSNBC ran the series, "To catch a predator." Predators would meet "underage" targets online, using sexually explicit language. When the predator showed up for pre-arranged sex, the MSNBC investigator spoke briefly to him, then allowed him to leave. Once outside, local police quickly arrested him. The series concluded with the trial and sentencing of each. Without even touching their underage victims, every predator was convicted. Among them was a doctor, a college professor and a child services worker, all liked and respected in their communities. Like Dale, probably many vouched for them. ...more

November 27, 2007

The city is planning a two-pronged approach to smooth the bumps on Bayshore Boulevard and make the road safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. ...more

November 14, 2007