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Bomb-sniffing Malinois has MacDill's backing as Hero Dog

TAMPA — Eddie may have saved his best friend's life when he detected a bomb in Afghanistan last year. He might have saved the lives of several other troops as well. Eddie didn't get a parade. He didn't get a medal. He didn't even get a promotion. Eddie's reward was a red ball. He was ecstatic. He grabbed it with hi …

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Memorial Day has special meaning for Debbie and Bob Kirkpatrick, center, shown at their home in Thonotosassa with daughters Krista Bridwell, left, and Cassie Kirkpatrick. The photo behind them is Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Thomas, 34, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007.

Now Memorial Day resonates for grieving family

Melissa Personius, a paralegal at the law firm Adams & Diaco, talked at length with prosecutors.

Paralegal's attorney says no setup in Tampa DUI case

Henry “Hank” Tippins, 29, breaks down as he addresses the family of Linda Fessell, who was killed in an accident after Tippins ran a red light while drunk. Tippins, who was convicted of DUI manslaughter, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Judge sentences drunk driver who fled fatal Tampa crash

In Tampa, parents celebrate being reunited with their children