Sherman Chester has spent nearly half his life inside prison walls, praying for a second chance. A product of mandatory minimum sentences, Chester received a life sentence at the age of 27 for dealing drugs. The St. Petersburg native who once excelled in football and had a bright future never gave up hope. The years […]

Crossing Hillsborough County roads in 2015 was more dangerous for pedestrians than ever before. For 51 pedestrians, the task proved fatal. That’s a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths from 34 in 2014, and it was the most deaths since the state began tracking the data in 1998. Transportation officials […]