STATE WRESTLING (Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties) CLASS 3A Team scores (top five): ...more

February 21, 2009

Sexually transmitted disease rates are soaring in the Tampa Bay area, with more than 70 percent of the cases among 15- to 19-year-olds. ...more

February 16, 2009

Killing freezes, a stubborn lack of rain and the usual dry winter air have united to turn most of the state's vegetation into tinder. ...more

February 12, 2009

SuperBuild, a Habitat for Humanity and NFL-sanctioned event, awarded the Champion's House, which was built on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1, to Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity. ...more

February 11, 2009

Yes, the area has suffered a three-year drought. Yes, the reservoir has encountered some unanticipated problems. But it is still appalling that Tampa Bay Water, which supplies drinking water to Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, is on the verge of violating groundwater pumping limits less than a month after the long-sought lower level went into effect. ...more

January 31, 2009

A Bradenton father used a doll to show investigators how he hit, threw and pulled the arms of his 3-month-old infant out of frustration earlier this week. ...more

January 29, 2009

State Farm, Florida's largest private property insurer, said Tuesday that it is getting out of the property insurance business in Florida because its premiums aren't high enough to cover claims. ...more

January 28, 2009

State Farm, the second-largest property insurer in Florida, said today that it will stop providing property insurance statewide, a move that would affect more than 1 million policyholders. ...more

January 27, 2009

Liduvina "Lucy" Nieves's home for three decades was deteriorating. What remained was an emotional bond and a roof over her head. ...more

January 21, 2009

Liduvina "Lucy" Nieves's home for three decades was deteriorating. What remained was an emotional bond and a roof over her head. ...more

January 21, 2009