TAMPA - At an emotional funeral service for Tampa Police Department Master Patrol Officer Victor Guerrero, dignitaries remembered him as a good officer and loving family man who deserved respect. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA – Los servicios fúnebres del patrullero de la Policía de Tampa Víctor Guerrero se convirtió en un emotivo acto, al ser recordado éste por importantes funcionarios. ...more

May 7, 2008

He's a hero in the police chief's eyes for pulling a bleeding officer to safety seconds before her cruiser erupted in flames. ...more

May 6, 2008

SEBRING — Nine-year-old Michael Stone's petition drive to reopen Lake Denton to the public, without any restrictions or $25-per-person weekend user's fees, is taking off. "We've gotten 10 phone calls on the petition," said Jessica Stone, the wife of Michael Stone the elder, who is the father of young Michael Stone the petitioner. "At least two of the people who called want copies of the petition so that they can circulate it and get signatures," Jessica Stone said Friday afternoon. "One of two callers who want a petition sent to them is John Huddleston, the owner of the barbershop next to Beef O' Brady's restaurant," Jessica Stone said. Jessica Stone said she expects Huddleston to be successful in getting signatures on the petition because it will be available for signing in his busy barbershop. ...more

January 12, 2008

SEBRING — Like other Americans, from George Washington and Patrick Henry to Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, fourth-grade student Michael Stone has a dream. Because he says his dream is being stepped on by government, Stone is doing what the Constitution says he can do: petition the government for redress of a grievance of the people. He's spearheading a petition asking that county government reopen Lake Denton to the public, and without the expensive user's fees and restricted hours and parking that will keep some people from using the public lake. And his petition is taking off not only with his fellow students but with adults, too. ...more

January 8, 2008

Joe Daniels' voice still catches when he recalls watching people jump from the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. After another plane hit the second tower, he ran frantically with others to get out of the area. ...more

December 10, 2007

All the hours spent watching film and scribbling arrows in an attempt to counter a player like Kevin Smith are sometimes all in vain when game time comes and his shiftiness and speed defy logic. ...more

December 2, 2007

A wish came true for Sarah Cribbs of Tennessee, granddaughter of James and Dinky Cribbs of Plant City. Thanks to Kids Wish Network, she met her favorite band, the Backstreet Boys. ...more

November 21, 2007

LaRod Stephens-Howling scored the go-ahead touchdown and was one of two Pittsburgh running backs with more than 100 yards of total offense, helping the Panthers upset No. 23 Cincinnati 24-17 Saturday. ...more

October 21, 2007

HAINES CITY – The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office has determined the death of an 8-week-old boy on Polk County Road in September was caused by shaken baby syndrome, authorities said. ...more

October 19, 2007