With a single punch, the attack on Sgt. Johnny Aparicio began.
"It's high time that we have a President who will stop this spending and borrowing inferno and I will. I'll get the job done," Mitt Romney told supporters Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
Upper level energy and a very moist atmosphere will keep rain chances high through Thursday.
Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's record on the national debt while he campaigned in St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning.
It finally rained around much of the bay area Wednesday, providing lawns with much needed moisture, and treating some to a double rainbow.
Rays trade for one outfielder, put another on the DL, and pitcher Jeff Niemann will not be available to return until July 14.
Last week, investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office say they discovered inmate Jason Whitfield with everything he needed to file bogus tax returns.
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Buying the new iPad? You'll want to download the new and improved ABC Action News iPad app.
Each Tuesday, ABC Action News asks 10 questions of a Bay area leader or newsmaker. This week we hear from Lorraine Yaslowitz, the wife of slain officer Jeff Yaslowitz and a mother of three children.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) through the Division of Hotels and Restaurants inspects restaurants throughout the state. ABC Action News reporter Wendy Ryan visits some of those with violations.
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The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through. Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year -- about the same as a decade ago, according to a government survey released Thursday.
Science and Technology
Google on Wednesday announced Knowledge Graph, a significant change to how search results are delivered that the company believes will make their search engine think more like a human.
Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.
Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels - or a lot of money.
Water Cooler
An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away.
A sheep apparently didn't like the fact that a fisherman had invaded his turf and decided to do something about it.
A new study found that a certain type of sugar isn’t so sweet to your brain---in fact, it can make you dumb, CNN reports.
More I-Team Stories
The ABC Action News I-Team looked at executive compensation at the 30 local charities that bring in the most money, including donations from the public.
The report begins by saying the "undersigned investigator was asked to visit Armwood High School as a result of an ABC Action News Investigative Report." INSIDE: Read the entire 45-page report.
In a special Dirty Dining I-Team Investigation, we found something alarming on board dozens of cruise ships that was never mentioned on the CDC's Vessel's Sanitation Report.
Consumer
They promise to make life easier, but do they really deliver? Consumer Reports' Bernie Deitrick puts three popular products to the test.
The competition for apartments is causing many renters to sign leases without doing their homework.
Health
A Tampa man will bike 100 miles this weekend as part of a national effort to raise awareness for our military members who suffer from a debilitating disease.
Lifestyle
Clinton and China are two Dalmatians in need of loving homes.
Entertainment
The semifinals of “Dancing with the Stars” answered many questions. We know how classical singer Katherine Jenkins is doing after her injury, and whether or not she went home, or if another high-scoring couple got the boot.
Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells released their 2012 lineup Wednesday, and it's going to huge event.