A hairy moment has landed identical twins in a web of trouble. ...more

November 18, 2008

Hector Sastre was walking to a store near Hillsborough and Himes avenues Monday afternoon when he heard gunfire and saw people running from a nearby laundry. ...more

November 17, 2008

Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City. The Tampa Police Department horse had a leg grabbed, was struck by two women and later was harassed or intimidated by another person, police say. ...more

November 17, 2008

Frustrated by months of Internet problems, Ellen Gaynor said she was so relieved to get her home wireless service working again that she didn't secure it. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tampa police last month arrested Stephen Mann of New Port Richey, who was using a laptop computer in a Toyota outside a home on Ancroft Court in Tampa Palms. The arrest highlights the need to secure wireless computer networks from hackers and other people who wish to disguise their online activities, said Paul Henry, a computer forensics specialist in Ocala who often works with law enforcement. ...more

November 11, 2008

When several Seminole Heights residents noticed last week that their Barack Obama signs were missing from their front yards, they decided to relay a message to the sign snatchers. ...more

October 23, 2008

When several Seminole Heights residents noticed last week that their Barack Obama signs were missing from their front yards, they decided to relay a message to the sign snatchers. ...more

October 22, 2008

Police charged a Tampa man with felony robbery today, saying he beat and robbed a disabled war veteran. ...more

October 22, 2008

A 19-year-old man is charged with felony child abuse after police said he bound a 5-year-old boy and beat him with a belt to discipline him. Sherman Lamont Purnell was held without bail at Orient Road Jail today. Tampa police arrested him about 12:35 p.m. Monday, jail records show. ...more

October 21, 2008

No more drunken behavior, offensive language or underage drinking at USF Bulls football games at Raymond James Stadium. That's what the Tampa Sports Authority and the University of South Florida said. And they meant it. ...more

October 9, 2008