The man who investigators say abducted and killed a Seffner woman and left her body in a burning stolen van has been brought back to Hillsborough County from a holding cell in the Panhandle. ...more

October 4, 2007

Hardheaded Teenagers Regarding 'Scooter Driver Dies In Westchase Crash' (Metro, Sept. 27): ...more

October 4, 2007

TAMPA The man who investigators say abducted and killed a Seffner woman and left her body in a burning stolen van has been brought back to Hillsborough County from a holding cell in the Panhandle. Kenneth Ray Jackson, 25, arrived from Franklin County and was booked in the Orient Road Jail with no bail set. He is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree arson in the slaying of Cuc Thu Tran, 50. ...more

October 3, 2007

Four North Pinellas residents were arrested last week for allegedly obtaining controlled narcotics from area pharmacies by fraud. ...more

October 2, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail on a no-bond hold, after reportedly molesting a 4-year-old child who he baby sat for the last year. Kendrick Matthew Clarke, 20, of 1030 E.O. Douglas Ave., was charged with sexual assault by a person older than 18 years old on a person less than 12 years of age (a capital felony) and child abuse, cruelty toward a child without great harm (a third-degree felony). On Sept. 12, the child's mother called the sheriff's office explaining that Clarke, an acquaintance, periodically took care of her child. ...more

October 2, 2007

Publix Supermarkets' first GreenWise Market offers clues about what shoppers here can expect when a similar natural and organic store opens in Tampa late next year. The Tampa Tribune on separate visits and on separate dates compared non-sale prices on several common grocery staples at GreenWise in Palm Beach Gardens (Sept. 27); Tampa competitor Wild Oats (Sept. 17); and a Publix in south Tampa (Sept. 25). GreenWise prices are set according to its regional market and may vary from the Tampa Publix. ...more

September 29, 2007

PLANT CITY - Human trafficking will be the focus of a program next week at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. ...more

September 19, 2007

Publix Super Market's foray into natural and organic groceries is getting a lot closer to reality. ...more

September 12, 2007

City officials are facing another bare-bones budget this year. Thursday, city commissioners will hold the first of two public hearings on the proposed spending plan for the 2007-08 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. Typically, the commission approves a final budget and property tax rate immediately after the second public hearing, which will be Sept. 27. ...more

September 9, 2007

It doesn't boast the highest gross profit margins, nor is it the largest in a nationwide chain of 600 bookstores. The Borders at Lumsden and Providence roads in Brandon was, however, recently ranked No. 1 in the nation by its parent company, Borders Group. ...more

September 9, 2007