An 8-year-old Florida boy had just scrambled up a creek embankment ahead of his father and older brother during a day hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he confronted an 86-pound male black bear. ...more

August 13, 2008

Bucs safety Sabby Piscitelli was only 5 years old when his mother got her first glimpse of his ultra-competitive nature. ...more

August 13, 2008

Victims of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks said Thursday that they are satisfied with the investigation's outcome that pinned the blame on an Army scientist. And now, the widow of a dead photo editor said, it's time for the government to settle her lawsuit and pay up. ...more

August 8, 2008

BRANDON As Chris Colwill walked along the pool deck at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center, he couldn't help but think back to all the time he had spent there as a kid. ...more

August 6, 2008

After four years pursuing one former Army scientist on a costly false trail, FBI agents investigating the deadly anthrax letters of 2001 finally zeroed in last year on a different suspect: another Army scientist from the same biodefense research center at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. ...more

August 2, 2008

Five people died as a result of the anthrax mailings in 2001, which came soon after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Another 17 people were sickened with respiratory and skin infections. ...more

August 2, 2008

It seems obvious: Children shouldn't be left alone in cars. Yet, parents and caregivers often find themselves doing just that as they run errands or try to avoid waking a child. Often, they forget the child is in the car. No one ever expects their child will die from it. Many are unaware they can go to jail for it. ...more

July 28, 2008

On its face, State Farm's request to increase rates for hurricane coverage by an average of 47 percent statewide is outrageous and unjustified. ...more

July 25, 2008

A few weeks before the opening ceremony half a world away in Beijing, a small sample of the summer Olympics will come to South Shore. ...more

July 23, 2008

Restaurateurs Judy and Larry Terrell, who founded several restaurant chains including Durango's, Santa Fe Steakhouse and Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill, were always thinking about their next venture. ...more

July 11, 2008