Rain gradually tapers off today as a stubborn front finally moves further to the south. Much colder weather arrives this weekend.
A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people were hurt after a meteor fell some 930 miles east of Moscow. INSIDE: Watch videos of the meteor falling
A cruise ship disabled for days at sea pulled into the port at Mobile, Ala. Four hours later all the passengers were off the Carnival Triumph.
Eight days at sea, five days of those spent without power, ended with cheers of joy as the Carnival Triumph docked at port late Thursday night. Passengers disembarked to the open arms of family members and a sense of finally having their feet on …
Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen caught flak in the blogosphere this week for his mistakenly public tweets of endearment to a Texas college student half his age as the president's State of the Union address was ending Tuesday night.
Friday's meteor impact caused a shockwave that blew out windows, injuring hundreds of people. Here's a look at those objects in the sky. Was it related to that asteroid we've been hearing about?
Will it be a sweet end to the 33 former Sweetbay Supermarkets that closed across the Bay Area this month? The Tampa Bay Business Journal investigates what business might move into the vacant store locations.
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From Bollywood and Hollywood coming to Tampa to the start of Girl Scout Cookie deliveries, here are five things you need to know for Friday, February 15.
You may get an email about Facebook being part of a class action lawsuit settlement. But is it a scam?
The first thing you want to do is dig out your 2011 return. You can use it as a helpful guide, since congress did not re-invent the tax code for 2012.
UPDATED: The Florida Highway Patrol says while it released a list of roads targeted for driver license and vehicle safety checkpoints, it does NOT plan to do any in February.
There are plenty of ways to keep that bill under $50 a month if you know where to look. A growing number of smartphone users are now fighting back, not by dumping their phones, but by dumping their expensive plans.
Since late December, we've been watching live video from an American Bald Eagle's nest in Fort Myers. The two eaglets "Honor" and "Hope" have reached the one-month mark. and they're growing fast INSIDE: LIVE VIDEO
Science and Technology
Astronomers announced a contest Monday to name the two itty-bitty moons of Pluto discovered over the past two years.
If you love to get your news online, but you don’t always have time to read all of your favorite publication’s headlines, the Guide is hoping you find use for their new quirky app that uses an avatar of your choice to be your personal news anchor.
John Matarese has a warning for anyone exchanging an iPad, iPod, laptop, or tablet.
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Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen caught flak in the blogosphere this week for his mistakenly public tweets of endearment to a Texas college student half his age as the president's State of the Union address was ending Tuesday night.
Friday's meteor impact caused a shockwave that blew out windows, injuring hundreds of people. Here's a look at those objects in the sky. Was it related to that asteroid we've been hearing about?
A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people were hurt after a meteor fell some 930 miles east of Moscow. INSIDE: Watch videos of the meteor falling
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Many babies want them. Some babies need them. Whether you call them pacifiers, binkies or soothers, parents call them lifesavers. But most parents would never guess what's growing on them.
We looked through two years of food safety records for all Sam's Clubs, Costco's and BJ Warehouses in the Tampa Bay area. Some passed, and some failed.
State regulators are eager to have Citizens Property Insurance Corp. unload as many of its more than 1 million policies as possible. But into whose clutches are the regulators pushing Citizens customers?
Consumer
Thousands of house fires are started each year by clothes dryers clogged with lint. Consumer Reports just tested the Lint Lizard, an infomercial product, to see if it can help reduce the risk of fire.
John Matarese warns about how "liking" certain pages can now haunt you later.
Health
If you watched Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, you saw a scene where Dr. Yang inserted a parachute-shaped device into a man's heart. It's a brand new treatment to prolong the lives of those in heart failure.
There are many men who have unusually large mammary glands, also known as man boobs, but a new report says the cause behind them may be a common chemical that is becoming pretty difficult to escape: BPA.
Lifestyle
Teaching your teen how to establish boundaries, communicate openly and what’s acceptable while dating will help them better grasp what healthy relationships entail and how to ask for help when something doesn’t feel right.
Everyone knows you can't buy love, so don't! Show your honey how much you love him or her by not spending a dime (or maybe just a few)!
Entertainment
New York City police said Thursday they had been called to Katie Couric's Manhattan home several times recently because of 911 calls traced to a phone listed there.
Lady Gaga canceled the rest of her tour dates, including her show at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on March 13, due to a hip injury.