Alex Rodriguez took 57 swings in batting practice and fielded 31 grounders at third base during his first injury rehabilitation workout Friday at...

TAMPA PALMS - New stores are opening left and right at Market Square. Now, PetSmart has scheduled its grand opening for June 28. The 27,000-square-foot store on Commerce Palms Boulevard opens for...

TEMPLE TERRACE - On Saturday, May 17, Temple Terrace will go international, as a fighting style from the Far East brings martial artists from Europe and North America together for competition. The...

NEW TAMPA - Four years after the first homeowner moved into Live Oak Preserve, the gated community will become truly gated Sunday. The New Tampa neighborhood's main gate is accessed from Bruce B....

TAMPA - 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 adventures. ...

NORTH TAMPA - The tigers dived for meat, orangutans gestured for food, and a snake got up close and personal. Most of the participating students agreed that High School Journalism Day at Busch...

Kary Alexis MANATEE COUNTY, FL -- Deputies rounded up several believed to have participated in street gang activity throughout Manatee County.Deputies began their investigation last summer which...

ST. PETERSBURG - Students this morning reacted in disbelief and horror at the news three Dixie Hollins High School football players were arrested Thursday in connection with the molestation of a...

TAMPA - Cynthia Hill racked up more than $3,000 in fines for unpaid tolls after her husband borrowed her car last summer to get to his job at MacDill Air Force Base. The battery for the car's...

TAMPA - Standing on the portable stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how at last year's service she had to leave to...

The retirement community real estate investment trust reported a net loss of $1.5 million, or 19 cents per share, compared to a $1.3 million, or 16 cents per share, gain the company earned a year...

TAMPA - A 16-year-old girl died Thursday after a fire started in her bedroom in the Country Place subdivision in Carrollwood. Fire rescuers found Madison Clermont beneath a pile of clothes near a...

in Tampa, succeeding former U.S. senator Connie Mack. Mack will remain on the board as chair emeritus and remain active with the center, according to a release from Moffitt. Rothman is chairman...

CIT . Peak 10 previously had a $40 million credit facility with RBC. The data center operator and managed services provider maintains its primary offices in Charlotte, N.C., and Tampa. David Jones,...

Bicyclist hit by SUV on MLK in Tampa (RAW VIDEO) Authorities say a bicyclist is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital, after he was hit by an SUV late Thursday...

A dramatic high-speed chase ends with suspect getting tasered Deputies chased the suspects known as "Bonnie and Clyde" when their vehicle ran out of gas and one man was...

Subway robber on the loose in St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Police hope surveillance video will lead them to the suspect they believe robbed seven churches and six businesses.All 13...

Suspect on the loose after 13 burglaries ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Police are investigating a deadly shooting near Lake Maggorie in St. Petersburg. It happened at about 5:15 a.m. Friday, on Pallanza...

TAMPA - A 43-year-old woman accused of having sex with a friend's 15-year-old son has been ordered by a Hillsborough County judge to stay away from the boy and his family, court documents state. ...

Nick Bollea facing jail time today Nick Bollea will enter an "open plea" this afternoon, meaning the judge will have complete leeway in his...

I’m downtown now with New Tampa denizen Paul D’Aurora, who began using the HART commuter bus from Crossroads Community Church about two years ago. He started before gasoline prices...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where...

PLANT CITY A coffee shop known for its eclectic entertainment has added a crash course in a foreign language to the menu.Stop by Espress Yourself Coffee 101 on Mondays for a free 20-minute lesson in...

Florida grows the vast majority of oranges processed into juice in the United States. Crop disease and hurricanes in recent years have cut production, sending grocery store prices to historic...

TAMPA - Peace Pec was named for the place and manner of his injury. The 4- to 5-year-old manatee was found struggling in the mouth of the Peace River in July, tangled in a crab-trap line. The...

Brandon and Cambridge Christian's baseball teams will deal with a curveball today as both eye trips to the state baseball tournament in Sarasota. It won't be coming from opposing pitchers, however....

TORONTO - The ninth inning of Thursday night's game brought back some unpleasant bullpen memories for the Rays. Lucky for them, a pitcher who was responsible for a few of those forgettable moments in...

Bones protruded under the fur of the emaciated pit bull lying at the bottom of the small wooden crate. Surrounded by fecal matter and kept without food or water, the dog had lost more than half its...

CLEARWATER - Nick Bollea is expected to withdraw his not-guilty plea today to a reckless driving charge and throw himself on the mercy of the presiding judge. He faces a sentence ranging from...

TAMPA, FL -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is currently investigating allegations that members of the James A. Haley VA Medical Center police force mistreated a patient whom they had taken...

(Van Williams) TAMPA, FL -- Authorities say a bicyclist is in extremely critical condition at Tampa General Hospital, after he was hit by an SUV late Thursday night.Police say the bicyclist was...

TAMPA - When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. Slowly, he bowed his head. ...

PLANT CITY - Wewahitchka won its second consecutive Class 2A state title by defeating Jacksonville Providence 4-1 Thursday in the championship at Plant City Stadium. The Gators (27-2) did the...

MIAMI - A security firm that contracted with Miami-Dade Transit overbilled the agency more than $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. ...

'You guys are all super women, and deserve to be recognized,' said Thomas.The lucky mothers and their families were treated to a catered meal inside the Buccaneers' dining room while Nece and Quarles...

Scioscia, Maddon to match moves TORONTO -- Starting against Boston last Saturday, Rays pitcher James Shields experienced the worst start of his season. However, given the right-hander's...

TAMPA - A week before DeAndre Wallace's 20th birthday, Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting a Hillsborough County sheriff's detective. ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The booming drives were there, but more often than not, Michelle Wie didn't know where they were going in her first round on the LPGA Tour since February. The best scores, as...

TREASURE ISLAND - As Debbie Shoemaker swam in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon, she said her movements may have mimicked a fish. That could explain why, when she surfaced for air, a swooping...

Lisa Couture of Wesley Chapel, right, has been named among the top 15 semifinalists in the America's Favorite Mom competition. Her husband Ron, left, nominated...

ST. PETERSBURG -- Three Dixie Hollins High School students were arrested Thursday in connection with the molestation of a 15-year-old girl, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. Branden Allen,...

TAMPA - The Tampa City Council tonight blocked the Taste of Boston restaurant in Ballast Point Park from applying for a permit to sell beer and wine. The council unanimously rejected the parks and...

PLANT CITY - Jacksonville Bartram Trail scored four runs in the bottom half of the first, then relied on the pitching of senior Molly Manning as the Bears ended Venice's undefeated season and won the...

TAMPA PALMS - Most area schools had a majority of their students pass this year's FCAT writing test, with eighth-graders bringing in some of the highest scores. The state Department of Education...

(Mike Baird, Creative Commons 2.0) PINELLAS COUNTY -- An Ohio woman will have quite the story to tell once she returns home following a bizarre run-in with a pelican.Debbie Shoemaker, who was...

St. Pete courthouse gunman reportedly distraught over divorce An armed man who was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon at the St. Petersburg courthouse reportedly was going through a divorce. A...

LOS ANGELES - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark. While vying for similar audiences at the same time, "Grand Theft Auto IV" bested "Iron Man" by about $300 million in their respective first weeks...

Rays depth chart • VOTE NOW: Cast your All-Star ballot TORONTO -- The Rays' lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Blue Jays featured a few noticeable changes. The most important of...

TAMPA – The FBI has added the name of a Lakeland kidnapping victim to its Tampa Most Wanted list, hoping to draw attention to the case. Robert Arthur Wiles disappeared April 1 from his family's...

The Tampa-based Yacht StarShip dinner cruise ship will relocate to Boston for the summer on May 17, with plans to return to Tampa in mid-October in order to capitalize on the busy visitor seasons in...