TAMPA A combat veteran wounded during his third tour of Iraq was awarded the Purple Heart on Thursday during a ceremony at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. ...more

July 17, 2008

Tim Grant resigned as Lake Placid High School's head football coach on Friday, three weeks before the start of football camp, and after just one year on the sidelines for Lake Placid. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - Federal judges this week sentenced two people to prison for either stealing from or defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs. The cases of Frank M. Persicano, of St. Petersburg, and Catherine Rodriguez, of Tampa, are unrelated, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 12, 2008

The James A. Haley VA Hospital & Clinics is the busiest of the nation's 164 Veterans Administration hospitals and the fifth most complex in terms of medical care provided. ...more

June 11, 2008

•Katie Robinson, commander of Veterans Village American Legion Post 343 and the American Legion Service Officer at the New Port Richey VA Outpatient Clinic, received a special award at the Annual Volunteers Award ceremony held by the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. Robinson received the President's Call to Service Award for volunteering 4,369 hours to the clinic. She has visited the clinic once a week since it opened in 1985. Robinson also has four veterans in local nursing homes for which she tries to help with their veteran benefits. ...more

May 10, 2008

Three officers of the James A. Haley Hospital police force have been suspended with pay after a patient accused them of verbal abuse, officials said. ...more

May 8, 2008

A 3.65-acre site once slated for 72 town homes will become 300 parking spaces for employees of the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. ...more

December 22, 2007

In The Spirit Of Sharing Normally, one girl plays the part of Clara in the Dance Theatre of Tampa's performance of "The Nutcracker." This year, Diamante Velez, Adriana Sinudom, Nicole Simpson and Jenny Dzuranin are sharing the spotlight, alternating the role for each show and learning the dances for secondary roles as well. ...more

December 16, 2007

Every Christmas, the Temple Terrace Veterans of Foreign Wars post hosts a big turkey dinner with all the fixings for patients at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. This year, it will be the post's last event at the building that has been its home for 34 years. ...more

December 15, 2007

Veterans who go to James A. Haley VA Medical Center for mental health care are unknowingly treated by psychologists who are inexperienced and not fully licensed, according to a complaint filed last week with a state board. ...more

December 5, 2007