Kia T. Shaw, a 12-year-old from Land O' Lakes, is the newly crowned Miss Pre-Teen National Teenager 2010. Today, she'll visit pediatric patients at Tampa General Hospital's Children's Medical Center. ...more

August 13, 2009

The elimination of Boys and Girls Club activities at one of two local facilities has city commissioners concerned about the resulting void in local youth programs. ...more

April 1, 2009

Carrying baseball jerseys, pictures, posters and boxes of balls, more than 700 fans sought autographs from current and former players and coaches at the annual New York Yankees Luncheon today. ...more

March 24, 2009

The first light of dawn had yet to touch the treetops, but parents already were lining up at Kate Jackson Park in South Tampa to enroll their children in the city's summer camps. ...more

March 23, 2009

The determination and tenacity Derrick Brooks and Warrick Dunn bring to the football field stays with them off of it. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Highlands County Family YMCA is holding a special "Member Appreciation/Family Fun Day" from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. ...more

February 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Mitchell golfer Matt Ross has been invited to attend The Sports Club of Tampa Bay's 48th annual sports banquet. Ross, an autistic golfer, is a finalist along with three other Tampa Bay area athletes for the Extra Effort Award. ...more

February 5, 2009

Chris Letsos was 16 when his family moved from Long Island, N.Y., to New Port Richey. ...more

February 4, 2009

A former Boys and Girls Club teen member, Chris Letsos ,will oversee the club's Pasco region, which has four facilities serving some 1,000 children, in the newly created position. ...more

January 20, 2009

PLANT CITY The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival sponsored by the Improvement League of Plant City begins Friday. ...more

January 13, 2009