Tampa Preparatory School alumnus Lee Hower, Class of '96, addressed the opening convocation of school on Aug. 20 in the Walter Gymnasium. Looking back on his time at Tampa Prep, Hower formed a philosophy that has stayed with him: Act short term but always think long term. ...more

September 9, 2009

After getting a report of a car underwater, a Pasco County dive team was called out Tuesday morning to the area off Aripeka Road to search, finding a van, authorities said. ...more

July 22, 2009

After a search that lasted more than five hours, authorities found a Polk County fisherman who had a seizure on Sunday afternoon, fell into about 15 feet of water and apparently drowned. ...more

June 7, 2009

The faculty and staff at Zephyrhills High School wanted to pay tribute to Richard Seufzer as he'd want to be remembered. ...more

March 15, 2009

The faculty and staff at Zephyrhills High School wanted to pay tribute to Richard Seufzer as he'd want to be remembered. ...more

March 14, 2009

A 75-year-old Englishwoman who wandered away from a relative's home in Ruskin might have walked about three miles into a shopping area, the Hillsborough sheriff's office said this morning. ...more

March 12, 2009

Divers for the South Florida Water Management District maintain the country's largest flood control system of its kind. The divers' duties include repairing pumps and floodgates, removing blockages and adding new equipment. ...more

February 24, 2009

AVON PARK More details emerged Wednesday regarding the locating of two Frostproof murder suspects in Avon Park on Monday. ...more

January 15, 2009

Two Frostproof men were apprehended in Avon Park on Monday and charged in the death of another Polk County man, whose throat is believed to have been slashed. ...more

January 14, 2009

Two Frostproof men were apprehended in Avon Park on Monday and charged in the death of another Polk County man, whose throat is believed to have been slashed. ...more

January 13, 2009