Originally from St. Louis, D'Ann Lawrence White graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She has worked as an editor, columnist, breaking news reporter, feature writer and investigative reporter for more than 20 years. You can reach her at dann.white@patch.com.
Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval, the renowned Fort Lauderdale-based Mexican restaurant, will open July 18 at Tampa Marriott Water Street.
Preschoolers at Primrose School of Carrollwood celebrated the Fourth of July earlier this week with a red, white and blue celebration.
The 3-year-old was walking on Sheldon Road in Westchase at 3:30 a.m. when a vehicle struck the child.
This week, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. in Ybor City is introducing the El Reloj LEGO Set at the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas
A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his neighbor on North 13th Street in Tampa.
A federal judge said Jose Eloy Gonzalez Cuenca, 33, installed credit card skimmers on gas pumps throughout the U.S.
A 22-year-old Tarpon Springs man has been charged with threatening a child and a grandmother during a dispute with the child's father.
One person has died following a five-car pileup Thursday on Interstate 4 west of Thonotosassa.
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said the toddler's parents tested positive for drugs and alcohol, and have been charged in the child's death.
A Temple Terrace man was arrested Monday after pointing a green laser at Tampa police helicopter pilots while in flight.
Nicknamed "Florida's Most Relaxing Place," Navarre Beach was anything but relaxing when a shark's dorsal fin appeared amidst swimmers.
Dinosaur fans are flocking to the Glazer Children's Museum in Tampa this summer to visit a 66 million-year-old triceratops named Big John.
The Humane Society and Hillsborough County Pet Resources are teaming up to offer free spaying and neutering services for bully dogs.
Police said the motorcyclist was passing another vehicle when it struck an SUV on Drane Field Road.
A 33-year-old Lakeland Man is facing multiple charges following a shooting Friday during which he barricaded himself in an apartment.
A 22-year-old man on a motor scooter suffered significant neck injuries when the scooter struck the rear of an SUV Friday.
Eric Gandy, who retired last year, will return to work to accept the role of Clearwater's police chief.
A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal shooting Saturday in the 7800 block of North Nebraska Avenue.
Clearwater police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a single-car crash in the southbound lanes of U.S. 19 near Drew Street.
Pinellas County sheriff's detectives have arrested a man and three teens for a drug deal gone bad in Oldsmar last month.
