Oprah Winfrey sent her first "tweet" during a taping of her television talk show. ...more

April 17, 2009

Correction Because of an editor's error, a letter to the editor by Harry Chamberlain in Wednesday's edition contained incorrect information. Longtime Hernando Today columnist John Herbert passed away last Friday morning. ...more

April 16, 2009

The U.S. military says five American soldiers were among seven people killed in a suicide truck bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. ...more

April 10, 2009

A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves on charges that he and two advisers schemed to dodge taxes on his earnings. ...more

April 10, 2009

The Starbucks coffee shops at Centro Ybor in Tampa and at Westfield Brandon are targeted for closing, according to a new posting of store closings on the Seattle-based company's Web site. ...more

April 10, 2009

A 3-year-old child was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital as a precautionary measure Friday morning after nearly drowning in a pool at 1230 Lake Lotela Drive in Avon Park. ...more

April 10, 2009

Jennifer Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Dave Matthews all have early wake-up calls for "Today" show concerts over the warm weather months. ...more

April 7, 2009

Law enforcement was back at Florida Hospital Heartland Division Friday morning when another envelope of white powder was found. ...more

April 4, 2009

Police briefs. ...more

March 30, 2009

A suspected drunk driver crashed into a parked patrol car early Friday morning. ...more

March 28, 2009