Robert Linger, GM WTVT TAMPA -- The general manager of FOX 13 was one of six people arrested for public exposure inside an adult video store Friday night.According to Tampa Police, 49 year old...

Sheri Feazell TAMPA, FL -- A 22-year-old woman was arrested on a federal warrant for desertion in Tampa Friday night, according to jail recordsSheri Lynn Feazell, of Homosassa, was arrested by...

Complete Interleague Play coverage ST. PETERSBURG -- Although he has yet to make his professional debut, David Price faced a pretty prolific hitter in his final extended spring game on Saturday...

BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his home, and did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected, his spokeswoman...

TAMPA A 22-year-old woman wanted by the U.S Army for desertion was arrested Friday night in Tampa, jail records show. Sheri Lynn Feazell, of Homosassa, was arrested by Hillsborough County sheriff's...

TAMPA The vice president and general manager of WTVT Fox 13 was arrested Friday night on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior and exposure of sexual organs, jail records show. Robert Linger, 49,...

Jason Bartlett (left) and Akinori Iwamura's stellar defense has helped the Rays rank third in the American League with 46 double plays. (Getty...

TAMPA -- Firefighters are working to contain a fire that started on a dry docked barge.The fire broke out around 11:30 am at the corner of Germer and Idaho Street. The fire went to a full alarm but...

Fire pictures from Brevard County PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Weather conditions are making it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida.Fires that destroyed...

WETSCHASE Early Wednesday evening, The Spring's donation truck pulled into Stone Chase Grill's parking lot. By night's end, it drove off with some much-needed items. It was part of a night of "women...

Fans of chef Joshua Adam Garcia, the hustling young cook in Food Network competitions last year, will see less of his smiling baby face when he arrives for the Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival,...

LAKELAND -- Polk County detectives are investigating the death of a man found floating in a canal off Saddle Creek Lake.According to investigators, 2 men who were fishing in the lake around 7:30 this...

DADE CITY - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is investigating a double homicide near the corner of Meredith Street and Hutchinson Street in the Tommy Town area of Dade City. Deputies responded to a...

Garza will be making his seventh start of the season in his first appearance against a National League team. Monday night he picked up his second win of the season by pitching seven scoreless innings...

PLANT CITY - As the innings, and hours, piled up, it became apparent that mistakes would be a deciding factor in the Durant-Palm Beach Gardens state semifinal. Both teams were tiring but had a big...

The Brandon Leaguerettes, a slow-pitch softball league, learned late last year that Hillsborough County's parks department would no longer maintain their fields or pay for tournaments. Suddenly the...

WEST SHORE - About 60 people participated in the seventh annual Johnny Ferlita Memorial Fishing Tournament held May 9 and 10 at the Westshore Yacht Club, 6001 S. West Shore Blvd. The tournament...

ST. LOUIS - The Rays have become accustomed to Andy Sonnanstine trying everything he can on the mound to give them a chance to win. Friday night, he showed he can do it at the plate, too. In an...

PALMA CEIA - Members of Bayshore Baptist Church's youth ministry raised more than $9,000 to help build wells in the African nation of Malawi. They did so with a 12-hour rocking chair "rock-a-thon"...

A. Minister of programs and congregational care. It involves new programs like the small group ministry. I coordinate several ministry teams, do congregational care and hospital visitation. The Lord...

NEW TAMPA - For four years, Julie Illes has driven her daughter, Autumn, an hour each way, four days a week, from New Tampa to Oldsmar for gymnastics practice. Beginning June 9, their trek will be...

DOWNTOWN - A regular gym workout isn't pumped up enough for Christine Myers. She opened The Sweat Shop in April so people could glisten with perspiration. Her kickboxing gym throws in other types of...

PLANT CITY - Summer fun for youngsters is offered through the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department's Summer Enrichment Program. Two sites will offer activities starting June 9 and running...

DOWNTOWN - H.B. Plant Museum Society members gathered recently for a luncheon to install officers and celebrate the success of 2007-08 club year activities. The society donated more than $140,000 to...

YBOR CITY - With attendance double its normal tally, more than 130 people came to the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon to hear what Reid Sigmon had to offer. Sigmon, executive...

TEMPLE TERRACE - Members of the Christian rock band Emberlasting spent New Year's Eve 2007 praying for the sound of music. For months, Brian and Sheila Jones had contemplated starting a Christian...

SULPHUR SPRINGS - Blu Jamison put a face to the homeless. She moved to Tampa in 2006 searching for specialized medical care for her son Jevon, now 14. "I never imagined I would find myself looking...

UNIVERSITY AREA - First-grader Tatum Johnson loved to frolic with friends on the school playground. The 7-year-old enjoyed playing with classmates and came home every day with tales of her school...

PLANT CITY - In 1978, the Rev. Joe Bowles was named pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church. He's still in the pulpit, and Sunday, he'll be honored for his 30 years of service. In services starting at...

Leon Hartsock won a second-place award in the 2008 Florida Firefighter Games, held recently in Melbourne. Firefighters from across the state competed in arm wrestling, cycling, track events and team...

NEW TAMPA - The South Florida homebuilder that developed Live Oak Preserve has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for more time to file a recovery plan. TOUSA, parent company of Engle Homes, filed for...

WEST TAMPA - Residents in this working-class neighborhood say some homeowners are illegally renting out rooms and converting storage buildings or other accessory structures on their lots to...

BRANDON - Brandon News & Tribune gardening columnist Monica Brandies invites the public to visit her first spring open garden from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 1508 Burning Tree Lane in north Brandon. ...

LUTZ - Hillsborough County public works officials won't allow heavy trucks to haul fill dirt for the Lutz-Lake Fern Road widening project past three public schools during morning drop-off or...

RUSKIN - Until she was in the fourth or fifth grade, Judith Villegas used to travel with her parents, migrants who picked tomatoes, oranges and strawberries in Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and...

TAMPA - Police say that thanks to some sharp investigative work, a burglary suspect was found under a bed in his mother's house and a woman had items recovered that she didn't know were stolen. This...

BRANDON - The fate of the trees, shrubs and flowers that adorn the medians along State Road 60 is in the hands of the local business community. If business owners do not agree to assume financial...

T AMPA - This dream has legs. In a decision sure to spur debate, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double lower-leg amputee who runs 400-meter races on carbon-fiber blades, has won the right...

RIVERVIEW - Motorists on Greenland Drive in the Tropical Acres neighborhood may encounter delays as work crews temporarily block lanes to replace a power pole. The work is authorized between Lovers...

Gail Roszel, third-generation owner of Harriet's Flowers, spends each day immersed in the beauty of roses, irises and other colorful blooms. And several evenings a week, she helps people appreciate...

LAKELAND - Failure to wear seat belts cost more lives per capita in Polk County than in any other large county in the state in 2006, according to Department of Transportation statistics. The 71 Polk...

PINELLAS PARK - Coleen Ellis got into the pet funeral service business after the death of her terrier-schnauzer five years ago. She wanted an alternative to cremation or burial, but could not find a...

RIVERVIEW - Like their fellow East Bay High School classmates, Lee Yong Woo and Tomaz Gurgel Dall'Acqua are looking forward to their summer vacations. But instead of heading to homes in Gibsonton,...

EGYPT LAKE - Those who handle or own service dogs depend upon them heavily, especially for the dogs' eyesight. This is why the Florida Veterinary Specialists & Cancer Treatment Center is taking part...

RIVERVIEW - A residential neighborhood established decades ago in the crook of an Alafia River elbow is set to get beefed-up fire protection with the installation of hydrants. Hillsborough County...

They'll pack Pimlico Race Course today the way they did two years ago, eagerly waiting to see if Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown can take the next step toward becoming a legend. Entering the 2006...

LUTZ - A 6-foot cypress fence at 18412 Hanna Road is sparking a debate over who must abide by the county's scenic-corridor provisions. Joe and Wendy Ivey, who live on a corner lot, installed a...

BRANDON - Mark Palermo was curious about coins as young as age 8. "By the time I turned 10, I was mugging my old man at the door for his coins," he recalls. Today, Palermo serves as president of...

Recovery from near death has been difficult for Mizz Ginny, the emaciated pit bull authorities found motionless inside a wooden crate outside a Plant City home this month, officials say. The brown...

LUTZ - Lisa Freiberg loved animals and her children. She hated drugs. When she brought Edward Covington into her life, he brought drugs and took everything she loved. Authorities say Covington...