Justina Altieri's story is rooted in tragedy. But it by no means defines her. ...more

July 2, 2008

Young woman rises above horrific night when she was a child. ...more

July 1, 2008

Havoc resulted in Palmetto Monday afternoon when a man stripped off his clothes in front of a woman using a public restroom in a downtown store, and when a manager confronted him, the man strolled naked into the street and caused a traffic accident. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - A 43-year-old woman accused of having sex with a friend's 15-year-old son has been ordered by a Hillsborough County judge to stay away from the boy and his family, court documents state. ...more

May 9, 2008

No criminal charges will be filed against two deputies who fatally shot a 25-year-old Spring Hill man last November. ...more

February 21, 2008

Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in "The Client" but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25. ...more

January 16, 2008

Margarita Romo hasn't given up on her dream of making Tommytown's Lock Street live up to its other name: Calle de Milagros, or Miracle Street. ...more

January 12, 2008

SEBRING — Random drug testing started this year in the county's middle schools with only one student testing positive during the first semester. A reported 260 students were tested at the School Board of Highlands County's four middle schools with negative results (no drugs in their system) for 259 students and one student testing positive. "So that's pretty good," said Student Services Coordinator Patty Jackson. The students who are tested are picked randomly just as in the high school. Drug testing started at the high school level near the beginning of the 2006-07 school year with school officials confident that it would give students a reason to say "no" when offered drugs. At the high school level thus far this school year, of the 124 students who were tested, two had "positive" results indicating ...more

December 28, 2007

They were going to be kings of Clearwater. But at that crucial moment when drinking buddies Craig Hill and Todd Payne were to make the leap from the summit of the Memorial Causeway Bridge to the dark waters of the Intracoastal Waterway below, there was a glitch in their impromptu plan, authorities say. ...more

November 27, 2007

LAKE PLACID — From 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, GHC Motorsports will host a Back To School Bike Nite to benefit the D.A.R.E. program. All funds raised at the bike night will be donated to D.A.R.E., "so that children will continue to learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol," a brochure stated. ...more

October 12, 2007