Rickey Henderson gets 94.8 percent of the vote on his first try while Jim Rice gets just enough on his 15th and final try. ...more

January 12, 2009

Highlands County residents were more than happy to get a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Avon Park and an Olive Garden in Sebring. ...more

December 31, 2008

Brandon native Suzy Davis has watched the community grow up around her for more than 40 years. ...more

December 31, 2008

A federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright interest in "Watchmen," potentially jeopardizing the superhero movie's March release. ...more

December 25, 2008

Martha "Sunny" von Bulow, the American heiress who was first married to an Austrian playboy prince and then to a Danish-born man-about-society who was twice tried on charges of attempting to murder her, died Saturday at a nursing home in Manhattan. She was 76. ...more

December 7, 2008

The Rays lagged well behind their peers in establishing a serious presence in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, but they hope to serve as trendsetters when it comes to developing baseball talent in Brazil. ...more

December 5, 2008

E.T. Clark of Port Richey sees parallels between the current financial system problems and the savings and loan industry collapse of the 1980s. ...more

November 22, 2008

"Burn Out," by Marcia Muller (Grand Central Publishing, $25) ...more

November 16, 2008

You're in the car and you've got the radio cranked up insanely loud. Chances are, you're not going to hear that ambulance siren wailing behind you. ...more

November 13, 2008

Hillsborough County residents said it with their votes. Environmental lands are important to them and they want them protected. ...more

November 9, 2008