As a country not known for its overweight people, Japan has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns by a nation to slim down its citizenry. ...more

June 13, 2008

Tough guy that he is, Troy Percival waved off questions about his left hamstring when he arrived at the ballpark in Oakland last Wednesday, a day after it tightened up on him in the middle of a save situation. ...more

May 29, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Thelma Becker has been on a mission to "feed my sheep" since 1994, when she founded Manna Ministries. Becker is stepping down as director at the food pantry for health reasons. Marlene Christiansen will become the new director. Manna supplies 50 pounds of food and up to 20 pieces of clothing each month to clients who are screened for eligibility, based on income. The non-profit organization is donation driven. Memorial United Methodist Church donates the Ministries its home at 416 Kent Avenue. ...more

May 28, 2008

Like tens of thousands of us in Hillsborough County, David Gee woke up Sunday morning a week ago to celebrate Mother's Day and the bonds of a strong family. ...more

May 18, 2008

The smell of bleach, urine and feces all mixed together will never go away. ...more

May 10, 2008

B.J. Upton was back in the Rays' lineup Sunday, but he wasn't quite himself. ...more

May 5, 2008

So is your son or daughter having Special K as an after school snack? And do you know we're not talking cereal? ...more

February 20, 2008

So is your son or daughter having Special K as an after school snack? And do you know we're not talking cereal? ...more

February 20, 2008

I'm a wife and mother of two, with three grandchildren. I've always loved to eat, so I've had a weight problem at all times of my life. In 1997, I developed a thyroid problem. It was so overactive it affected my heart. It took the doctors more than a year to get my medications right. That's when I gained all my weight. ...more

February 15, 2008

A massive beehive has taken shape in a tree, roughly 50 feet in the air, during the past several months, and city officials decided to have it removed. ...more

January 23, 2008