Florida Gov. Charlie Crist stuck strongly to his alliance with President Barack Obama over the federal stimulus package - an alliance that has angered many Florida Republicans - in a nationally televised debate with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana Sunday. ...more

February 22, 2009

A teenager leaving a nightclub on Armenia Avenue was arrested Sunday morning, accused of driving under the influence, striking and killing a pedestrian then driving away, according to a Tampa Police Department arrest report. ...more

February 15, 2009

Hundreds of people are lined up in Fort Myers today for tickets to a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. ...more

February 9, 2009

Rhett Hopkins refused to pay his $4 bar tab at O'Malley's bar in Sarasota because, he said, he was an undercover officer with the Tampa Police Department and worked on homeland security. ...more

February 2, 2009

A Tampa man was arrested Sunday morning as part of a drug-related home invasion, Tampa police say. ...more

February 2, 2009

The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures to drop below freezing again tonight. ...more

January 31, 2009

Clearwater police are investigating whether carbon monoxide from a gas stove killed an 83-year-old man. ...more

January 26, 2009

A fire blamed on overloaded electric circuits caused about $150,000 in damage to a sushi restaurant on Dale Mabry Highway on Sunday morning. ...more

January 26, 2009

Before she left her house Friday night to hang out with a friend, Samantha Hasting sent a text message. ...more

January 18, 2009

A 50-year-old soldier collapsed Sunday morning during physical fitness training with his unit in St. Petersburg and later died, according to a U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command news release. The soldier's name isn't being released, pending next of kin notification. ...more

January 12, 2009