With the economy riding a roller coaster, it's likely more of us will be reaching for the Sears Christmas Wish book rather than the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book this year when it comes to presents under the tree. ...more

October 17, 2008

FOOTBALL Forget USA men's basketball; Nature Coast Technical seeks its own chance at redemption in 2008. ...more

September 4, 2008

The USA men's basketball team earned the moniker "The Redeem Team" in its quest to regain Olympic gold after a bronze-medal showing in 2004. ...more

September 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Wesley Chapel added four new coaches to its program, including a replacement for girls basketball coach Warren Jones. ...more

September 3, 2008

Evelyn Williams felt pangs of disgust as she headed east on Interstate 10 Saturday, fleeing Hurricane Gustav. ...more

September 2, 2008

This latest hurricane, Gustav, has brought back the dread the Fontenot family felt when they were forced to evacuate New Orleans. ...more

September 1, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Zephyrhills added six new faces to its roster of coaches. Dan Muir will take over the volleyball team, replacing Tiffany Bibby, who led the squad to the 2007 Class 4A-Region 3 quarterfinals for the first time since 1999. In two seasons, Bibby guided the Bulldogs to a 45-12 record. ...more

August 30, 2008

Five years after Charlie Wittmack trudged to the top of 29,035-foot Mount Everest, he's poised to complete a rare adventure sports double by swimming the English Channel. ...more

August 29, 2008

On Aug. 15, members of Plant High School's Class of 1958 presented Principal Robert Nelson with a black, ceramic panther signed by those who attended the 50th reunion in April. ...more

August 27, 2008

Terrelle Woody, the 38-year-old personal trainer, adviser and spokesman for the University of South Florida's heralded freshman center, Gus Gilchrist, was hired as the men's basketball team's video and conditioning assistant Tuesday night. ...more

August 27, 2008