The gunman believed to have killed four people at a megachurch and a missionary training school had been thrown out of the school a few years ago and had been sending it hate mail, police said in court papers Monday. ...more

December 11, 2007

The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries - China and Russia - that over the past decade have supplied the most children to U.S. families. ...more

December 7, 2007

No amount of fencing was going to keep Mike Fenton and his friends on the outside looking in. ...more

November 7, 2007

SEBRING — Sandy Lankford wakes up everyday not knowing what's next. "Sometimes you don't know how your day is going to go," said Sandy, who suffers from fibromyalgia, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. "This morning I felt fine, but now I'm in pain. It happens all the time. It's called a flare." Lankford, a former teacher at Bowling Green Elementary School, was forced out of work when she suffered a stroke a few years ago. ...more

October 22, 2007

Despite plans to revitalize the University Area Partnership, the collaborative canceled its first full general membership meeting in almost two years. ...more

October 18, 2007

Few dreams would be realized if they all died with the first rejection. In essence, that thought will be in the minds of Valrico's Michael Cherry and Sarasota's Danny 'The Hammer' Martin on Monday and Tuesday when each will try for a second time to earn a NASCAR 'scholarship' at South Boston Speedway in Virginia. ...more

October 10, 2007

A lousy marriage might literally make you sick. Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

WHO: Sandra Simmons AWARD: Named the 'Queen of Ice Cream.' As Queen Mum of the Cheery Red Hatters in Hudson, Simmons treated members and friends to an Edy's Slow Churned party. ...more

October 1, 2007

Clerk of the Circuit Court Jed Pittman bought a new Chevrolet Suburban two years ago for his job, only to find he had chosen the wrong model for his needs. ...more

September 28, 2007

the man has so identified himself with 9/11 that it's amazing he hasn't tried to patent it. ...more

September 11, 2007