It's no exaggeration to say Bill James, who died Monday at age 75, pulled Hillsborough County's reputation out of the mud. ...more

June 19, 2008

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Bill James, whose career as a crusader against corruption included the federal indictment of three Hillsborough County commissioners, has died at 75. ...more

June 18, 2008

Patrick Swayze is going back to work. The "Dirty Dancing" actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, will begin shooting his new A&E series "The Beast" in Chicago this summer, the cable network announced Monday. ...more

June 12, 2008

The wife of a former FBI agent thought to be missing in Iran said Friday she is offering a $5,000 reward for information on her husband after more than a year of silence on his whereabouts. ...more

May 24, 2008

In 2002, as evidence of prisoner mistreatment at Guantanamo Bay began to mount, FBI agents at the base created a "war crimes file" to document accusations against American military personnel, but were eventually ordered to close the file, a Justice Department report disclosed Tuesday. ...more

May 21, 2008

When Larry Peters sold the 30-year-old twin engine plane back in August 2006, he thought it was just another deal by his small St. Petersburg-based aircraft sales company, according to his lawyer. ...more

February 9, 2008

As a respected NBA referee for the past two decades, Bob Delaney has made plenty of calls on the court. But the Bradenton resident has blown the whistle in a far more dangerous setting. ...more

February 7, 2008

Lennard High School senior Nicole Pangelinan credits her family for getting her interested in baseball. ...more

February 6, 2008

An airplane sold by a St. Petersburg company in August 2006 is now part of an FBI investigation into international money laundering and drug smuggling, according to an FBI affidavit. ...more

February 5, 2008

OPENING How She Move Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student (Rutina Wesley) is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles a passion for competitive step dancing. Review, Page 6. 98 minutes (PG-13; drug content, suggestive material and profanity) ...more

January 24, 2008