The earlier skin cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance for a cure. Everyone can benefit from skin self-exam, which involves checking your own skin routinely for abnormal growths or unusual changes. ...more

November 7, 2009

At a time when Hulk Hogan's attorneys were paying close attention to the spending habits of estranged wife Linda Bollea, Linda Bollea went to her Tampa hairdresser's salon and asked that checks be cashed so Linda Bollea could buy drugs, the hairdresser testified this afternoon. ...more

June 15, 2009

PLANT CITY Darlene Davis has been named the new executive director of the Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City. Davis started in the position Feb. 2, replacing Mary Alice Hendricks, who announced her resignation about six months ago. ...more

February 9, 2009

A person close to Britney Spears says the singer has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. ...more

January 30, 2009

Barbara Stewart, chairwoman of the Highlands County commissioners, said she will ask her four fellow commissioners to endorse a proposed doubling of the $1.50 fee on license plate renewals that funds the Transportation Disadvantaged program. ...more

January 6, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bow-tied schoolteacher Bob Crowley beat "Survivor" rivals Sugar and Susie to emerge as Sole Survivor on Sunday's season finale. At age 57 the oldest winner in "Survivor" history, Crowley will take his $1 million prize back home to Portland, Maine. Bearded, wiry and professorial-looking, he teaches high school physics in nearby Gorham. ...more

December 15, 2008

A woman arrested in the shooting death of actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother was cleared of wrongdoing and released after police were shown evidence that the wound was self-inflicted, her attorney said Wednesday. ...more

December 10, 2008

Big hair, splashy colored costumes and Bee Gees music ruled the Circle Thursday night during the last semifinal round of Heartland Idol. ...more

November 1, 2008

The second time was the charm, as the city council had no problem last week seating seven members to serve on a newly formed charter review committee. ...more

October 8, 2008

When Katherine Michael moved from small-town Illinois to Tampa in 1999, she transformed her family's kitchen table into an art studio. ...more

September 10, 2008