For almost two days now, the family of a 56-year-old woman killed after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday has been unaware of her death, troopers said. State law prohibits investigators from publicly identifying a person who has died until his or her family has been notified. Extraordinary circumstances, such as family living out of the country, have caused authorities to release victims' names in the media without notification but only after exhaustive efforts, law enforcement officials say. ...more

January 2, 2009

Winding lanes, multiple exits and impatient drivers make Memorial Highway near Interstate 275 one of the most dangerous areas in the city for motorists. ...more

January 1, 2009

Winding lanes, multiple exits and impatient drivers make Memorial Highway near Interstate 275 one of the most dangerous areas in the city for motorists, police said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

Graffiti was spray-painted on 15 vehicles on Portside Street in the city's New Tampa area early Monday, authorities said. Cars parked in unlit areas along the street in the Heritage Isles community appeared to have been targeted, Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said. ...more

December 31, 2008

The box from Andrea Davis' new flat-screen TV sat in her garage for two weeks as she fretted about setting it by the curb. ...more

December 25, 2008

A national nonprofit says homeowners might be taunting thieves about the treasures they have simply by putting out their trash. ...more

December 24, 2008

Before Caylee Anthony, Adam Walsh and Jennifer Odom, the Bay Area was captivated by the story of Jennifer Marteliz. ...more

December 16, 2008

Before Caylee Anthony, before Adam Walsh, before Jennifer Odom, the Bay Area was captivated by the story of Jennifer Martelez. The 7-year-old disappeared more than a quarter century ago and the Tampa Police department has kept her file open. Now, her family says there may be new leads in the case. ...more

December 12, 2008

A man who police say robbed a Subway restaurant Sunday night was polite and apologetic, even when he demanded money and threatened to shoot an employee. ...more

December 8, 2008

A hairy moment has landed identical twins in a web of trouble. After leaving a club, Alecia Roberts stood on an Ybor City street about 3:20 a.m. Sunday, looking at police horse Sequence's tail. She decided it would make a nice hair weave. ...more

November 19, 2008