Red Mesa Cantina hosts a few friends for game, soft opening

ST. PETERSBURG -- Red Mesa Cantina opened for a soft launch tonight, welcoming friends and a few members of the public to watch the BCS Championship college football game.

Lutz man wins $50,000 playing Powerball

TAMPA --  A 22-year-old Lutz man won $50,000 in Florida Lottery's first Powerball drawing Wednesday night.

Who stole the chair from the Pita Pit?

TAMPA -- "Moron steals chair from Pita Pit" reads the headline on the YouTube video, posted by a restaurant in an effort to get back its hijacked chair.

Man accused of collecting fromTECO customers in jail

TAMPA -- A man who deputies say was scamming Tampa Electric Company customers is behind bars today.

Auburndale woman traveling with children charged with DUI

TAMPA --  A 30-year-old woman was charged with two counts of child abuse after she was accused of driving drunk with children in the back seat.

City Council mulls cell tower fight

TAMPA -- The day after attending a meeting where parents protested leasing space for a cell phone tower at a Tampa middle school, City Council member John Dingfelder asked city attorneys to tighten the code that regulates the towers.

Residents chase two home invaders off with gun

SEMINOLE -- A man and a woman chased away armed home invaders today with a gun of their own.

Temple Terrace man accused of rape, battery

TEMPLE TERRACE - A 46-year-old man was accused of rape and battery today after a house party turned ugly, Temple Terrace police say.

Secondhand shops get a break on federal lead law

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that it would exempt thrift stores and resale shops from a new law designed to eliminate lead from all children's products.

Roofing work causes fire in St. Petersburg house

ST. PETERSBURG -- A common roofing practice led to a house fire that displaced two adults and two children today.