SEBRING — A Tampa woman was cleared Monday of charges of mailing cocaine to a jailed significant other and smuggling contraband into a jail due to insufficient evidence. Gentra Maria Taylor, 39, of 8603 N. 39th St.–– formerly of 1002 Lake Anoka Blvd., Avon Park ––was accused by sheriff's investigators of sending letters containing packages of cocaine to inmate Detrick D. McGriff, 41. McGriff was arrested on Dec. 4, on a charge of violation of probation for possession of cocaine. The jail received the cocaine-laced letter and a second letter April 17. Authorities arrested Taylor April 24. ...more

June 5, 2008

A Spring Hill man, charged last year with pretending to be a doctor, is accused of practicing medicine on his girlfriend. ...more

June 3, 2008

Pauline Rivera said her entire family in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was out en force Sunday, helping give Hillary Rodham Clinton a lopsided win over Barack Obama in the island's Democratic presidential primary. ...more

June 2, 2008

TAMPA - A 30-year-old Tampa woman accused of bilking a bank out of roughly $25,700 pleaded guilty today to fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

May 6, 2008

Since 1946, the Tampa Woman's Club has raised nearly $300,000 for 59 local charities with its annual fashion show. ...more

February 26, 2008

A charity specializing in refurbishing computers for students and missionaries who can't afford to buy them is outgrowing its space. ...more

February 16, 2008

A Tampa woman driving a 2000 Ford Expedition tried to run over a man on a customized tricycle Sunday, police say. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa woman driving a 2000 Ford Expedition tried to run over a man on a customized tricycle Sunday, police say. The woman then fired a gun at the tricyclist. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - A 20-year-old Tampa woman was arrested early today and charged with child neglect after police say she left young children alone in her home with the front door wide open. Patricia Nicole Adams, of 8308 North Alaska St., was being held at Orient Road Jail on an $8,000 bond, jail records show. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA - Cruising down a boring highway, you look for anything that breaks the monotony. There, up ahead, you spot one. It may be laugh-out-loud funny or mildly amusing. Or you may scratch your head and conclude that it is just an inside joke you don't get. ...more

February 8, 2008