TAMPA -- A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to two federal charges of murder in racketeering, relating to the 1998 death of two homeless men, U.S. Attorney's Office officials announced today. Charles Marovskis, formerly of Tampa, is the second man who has pleaded guilty in the case. Kenneth Hoover, 35, pleaded guilty to the same charges on March 7, 2007. ...more

May 23, 2008

So if that tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, did it make a noise? ...more

May 11, 2008

Jed Matzke sets out each day to guide love-struck couples to happily ever after. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — Nine homeless men who live in the woods across Kenilworth from Sebring High School have been offered homes in Tampa, said Terri McClelland. ...more

February 8, 2008

SEBRING — Tim Fanning gets up early every weekday morning, walks along a sandy path to where his bike is parked, then rides over to Labor Finders, 3735 Kenilworth Blvd. It's first-come, first-served at the temporary employment agency, so Fanning, 43, gets there by 4 a.m. Those who show up at 7 a.m. usually don't get jobs. Day laborers don't stand in line, there's no need. They mentally keep track of who came before them. "It's the honor system," said Johnny Malone, 40. ...more

February 8, 2008

Tucked along Seventh Avenue in the heart of Ybor City, one of Tampa's better Italian restaurants somehow manages the impossible. ...more

February 7, 2008

It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. ...more

February 2, 2008

Dirty and disheveled, Keith Peeler had been living on the streets for nearly a year when a crew of twentysomethings with cameras jumped out of a van and headed straight for him. Some of Peeler's homeless buddies wanted to run. ...more

February 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. Today, the city began enforcing another ordinance designed to force the homeless off sidewalks, but this time it used code enforcement officers and not police. And the code enforcement officers were armed only with little signs. ...more

February 1, 2008

As local residents struggle to find ways to help the area's homeless, recent dust-ups on both sides of Tampa Bay show the limits of even the most compassionate policies. ...more

December 11, 2007