Police Chief Russell Barnes resigned Tuesday, a day after an internal investigation concluded he had falsified payroll records.

Canine lovers on Davis Islands are known to run their pets down to the dog park on lazy Saturday mornings, after which many then head straight for the business district to grab some coffee or a midmorning snack.

How combustible can relations between airline employees and their customers become? Consider this report from the field: A 56-year-old grandmother was handcuffed, marched off a JetBlue plane and arrested in Las Vegas after refusing a flight attendant's demand that she delete video of an argument between passengers during a July 26 flight.

On both sides of Tampa Bay, authorities are investigating whether recent robberies and sexual assaults at restaurants are more than coincidence.

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - An apartment complex at W Hillsborough Avenue and Countryway Boulevard is going condo and - well - clothing-optional. The Eden, on its Web site, says it will soon allow nudity in a "private European/South Beach style swimming pool and spa area."

A former Marine lance corporal has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and stealing the identities of other Marines, according to documents filed Tuesday in federal court.

The Duke University, Dartmouth College and Eckerd College presidents were among 100 college leaders calling for a discussion of lowering the drinking age to 18. They say current laws encourage binge drinking.

Fay just won't go away. Tropical storm warnings have been issued or extended for parts of northern Florida and Georgia as the storm continues its slow course up the northeast coast of Florida. A hurricane watch remains in effect from north of Flagler Beach to Altamaha Sound, Ga.

Pinellas County detectives have arrested a 22-year-old man for the alleged seduction of a child over the Internet.

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson has decked out the exteriors of two county vans to remind people that Florida has switched to paper ballots.