Take a bow, Tampa. The week of Super Bowl XLIII went off without any notable hitches or black eyes for the community. ...more

February 3, 2009

3 large marshmallows 3 toothpicks Edible Black and Orange markers(can find them at the craft store) or Black and Orange Tube writing frosting 2 small thin pretzel sticks 1 Sheet rolled fruit snack(such as a Fruit Roll Up) cut into a 1/4-1/2 inch long strip 1 Hershey's Kiss Place 1 toothpick in the center on 1 marshmallow. ...more

January 8, 2009

Jeff Garcia looks in the mirror these days and remains undeterred. Though he has a nasty gash across the bridge of his nose and a pair of black eyes that make him look like a raccoon, he says he isn't ready to quit football just yet. ...more

December 27, 2008

They don't remember much about the wreck, but they'll never forget Allyson Faulk. ...more

November 18, 2008

Plant High School students were offered grief counselors this morning as they coped with the death of popular 17-year-old Allyson Faulk in a car crash Friday. ...more

November 17, 2008

Mercades Nichols will have to wait for trial to tell her version of what happened to Victoria Lindsay in the now infamous Lakeland video beating. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - Mercades Nichols, one of six teens accused of beating Victoria Lindsay and recording the attack so it could be posted online, was partially successful this morning in seeking permission from a judge to have house arrest and other restrictions lifted. ...more

June 3, 2008

Mercades Nichols, one of six teens accused of beating Victoria Lindsay and recording the attack so it could be posted online, is seeking permission from a judge to have house arrest and other restrictions lifted. ...more

June 3, 2008

Mercades Nichols, one of six teens accused of beating Victoria Lindsay and taping the attack, is seeking permission to have house arrest and other restrictions lifted. ...more

June 2, 2008

BARTOW - Only one of six teens accused of beating one of their peers showed up today for a status hearing at the Polk County Courthouse. The other five defendants waived their right to appear. ...more

May 30, 2008