James Wright III, 29, likes the mean streets of his hometown exactly where they are, all the way across the country on California's coast. ...more

October 28, 2009

Tesla Motors unveiled a more family-friendly electric vehicle Thursday in Hawthorne, Calif., that will go on sale by 2011. ...more

March 27, 2009

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March 1, 2009

Beonca Godfrey scored a game-high 10 points to lead Avon Park to a 58-26 rout of Palmetto in the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Tuesday. ...more

February 3, 2009

AVON PARK The four seniors on the Avon Park girls basketball team made sure they enjoyed their last regular-season home game. Beonca Godfrey scored a game-high 12 points, Daija Barrett added 10, and Jamee Hawthorne and Brearnna Tate combined for 12 points and five steals to lead Avon Park to a 53-37 win over DeSoto on Friday night. "It feels great to get a win against DeSoto, especially on senior night," Godfrey said. "They are a good team, but we came out with a lot of energy and jumped on them from the start. ...more

January 25, 2009

Johnequa Perry scored a game-high 13 points and Ja'mee Hawthorne chipped in 12 points as the Avon Park girls basketball team defeated Fort Meade 51-34 in a non-district match-up on Thursday. ...more

January 17, 2009

NASA has a flight gap coming. Can the private sector fill it? The space agency is planning to retire the shuttle fleet in 2010, but the next generation of spacecraft is not likely to be ready to fly astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond until 2015. During the pause in American flights, the United States will rely on Russia to get astronauts to the station. ...more

January 2, 2009

The anticipation and excitement of competing in the first meet of the season didn't overwhelm the youthful Lake Placid girls weightlifting team on Thursday night. ...more

December 13, 2008

With a nice blend of experience and youth, the Lake Placid girls weightlifting team has a great deal of potential for the 2008 season. ...more

December 12, 2008

Chantel Hugley came off the bench to score 10 points and Daija Barrett led Avon Park with 13 points, as the Red Devils held Frostproof without a field goal and pummeled the Bulldogs 58-2 on Monday. ...more

December 10, 2008