With the bankruptcy of their developer, two big retail projects in the Tampa area may be history. ...more

April 24, 2009

A 25-year-old Tampa man has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in connection with a crash Saturday morning. ...more

April 6, 2009

Members of the Virginia Park Residential Neighborhood Association are taking a stand against a cell phone tower proposed for 3328 S. Dale Mabry Highway, on land owned by Brewer and Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students when they arrived at Gaither High School last week, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students when they arrived at Gaither High School last week, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 47-year-old Lithia man conspired with another person to buy 30 pounds of marijuana for $19,500 on Monday, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested William Wesley Allen at 5:20 p.m. Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

A well-known Tampa musician has ventured into the restaurant business for a second time with a pub that has been around more than 25 years. Johnny G. Lyon of the Johnny G. Lyon Band, known as JGLB, has reopened The Proud Lion Pub, 124 W. Fletcher Ave, which he plans to be home base for the rock 'n' rollers. In addition to the music, the restaurant serves pizza, salads, chicken wings, sandwiches and lots of cold beer, wine and mixed drinks. ...more

March 30, 2009

A Tampa man trying to steal money from a South Tampa Hess station backed away from the store after an employee took out an Asp tactical baton and expanded it Sunday morning, Tampa police say. ...more

March 30, 2009

Planes, jets, helicopters and daredevil stunts are wowing the crowd at this year's MacDill AirFest. Thousands of people were standing in line at 11:30 a.m. to enter the gates, which opened at 8 a.m. Overhead, pilots put on flying demonstrations. A T-6 Star Fire performed a series of loops and rolls and several planes of different sizes performed fly-overs, including a B-25 Bomber. ...more

March 28, 2009

A Georgia bank with a branch in Tampa was taken over by regulators Friday, marking the 21st failure this year of a federally insured bank. ...more

March 28, 2009