The dark clouds and drizzle of rain didn't hinder the Coleman seventh-graders' Stop the Engines! campaign. Knocking on car windows and asking parents to cease idling, they pleaded their case against carbon dioxide emissions. ...more

February 20, 2008

In a 2-1 vote, a panel of judges on Wednesday denied the appeal of an apartment complex that lost a $15.7 million judgment to a former resident who was shot three times in the head and survived. ...more

February 7, 2008

TAMPA - In a 2-1 vote, a panel of judges today denied the appeal of an apartment complex that lost a $15.7 million judgment to a former resident who was shot three times in the head and survived. ...more

February 6, 2008

Of all the disappointed people heading home from Saturday's canceled Children's Gasparilla Parade, maybe the biggest frown was on the face of Darrell Stefany, the event's organizer. ...more

January 22, 2008

Did you ever want to know how fast a police officer was driving on a particular day? ...more

January 22, 2008

For the 17 years that Darrell Stefany, who works with EventMakers Corp., has staged some of the massive Gasparilla goings-on, including the children's parade and fireworks show, he never has seen it canceled after it started. ...more

January 21, 2008

GAINESVILLE - Those tires you heard squealing to the north Thursday were peeling out of the parking lot directly across from Florida Field. ...more

November 22, 2007

The first big test of security gains linked to the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is at hand. ...more

November 13, 2007

SEBRING — As of 2 p.m., Sebring Middle School opened its parking lot gates after someone alleged there was a weapon on campus, even though investigators determined there was no weapon, according to a memo from Principal Sandi Whidden. No weapon was found. ...more

October 30, 2007

Gunmen in Baghdad snatched 10 Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks from their cars Sunday as they were heading home to Diyala province after talks with the government on fighting al-Qaida, and at least one was later found shot to death. ...more

October 29, 2007