Dr. Joshua Schiffman, a paediatric oncologist and research investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, was often puzzled by the fact that large animals like Elephant and Whales have considerably less incidence of cancer as compared to smaller animals. Now researchers at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute believe that a pachyderm gene could be helping the elephants ward ...

Chris Davis homered on a 3-0 pitch from Matt Andriese leading off the 11th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 to snap a six-game losing streak. Davis’ heroics were set up by Jonathan Schoop’s two-run homer off Brad Boxberger in the ninth inning tied the score at 6-6. It was Boxberger’s fifth blown save of the year. “You want a sweep ...

Tampa Bay Lighting owner and downtown Tampa developer officially gets the Channelside District redevelopment plan underway with the closure of Channelside Drive starting at South Jefferson Street so the City of Tampa can install some infrastructure in August. The roadway is expected to be closed to traffic for about eight weeks. It the first step toward $1 billion in redevelopment spearheaded by Vinik, ...

The big story for the Tampa Bay area lately has been the rain. After 11.7 inches of rain fell at the Tampa International Airport in all of July, the first day of August saw almost 3.5 inches of rain by 8 p.m. Saturday, a new record for Aug. 1. More than just flooding power outages occurred with each line of passing storms. ...

Tampa International Airport’s economy parking garage, will soon host the largest solar panel array Tampa Electric Co. has ever installed. Workers have begun installing concrete and steel columns on the sixth level of TIA’s parking garage. TECO is paying for the privilege securing a 25-year lease from the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority for $15,000 a year to place the array atop the ...

Taco Bus is coming to the SoHo area in Tampa. The popular Mexican restaurant chain that started in a converted school bus years ago announced on Facebook Saturday that it will open a location at 401 S. Howard Ave. earlier this spring, the company announced it is also opening locations in Lakeland and Sarasota. A “coming soon” sign is already hanging on ...

Huge crowds of Tampa Bay area fisherman, hunters, boaters and general Bass Pro enthusiasts descended to the Outdoor World store opening in Brandon. Hundreds of people showed up for the evening grand opening and the fanfare continued inside the 130,000-square-foot store despite the threat of thunderstorms. “It’s been a lot of fun,” said store manager Ronnie Cheeks. “It’s been interesting, fun and humbling ...