Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson to give readers an insight into a new way of life during his rookie journey. ...more

January 4, 2009

A Florida couple who says they wound up in a Cuban jail after their boat was badly damaged in a storm is back home. ...more

January 2, 2009

The IPrayTV network is providing a live video stream of the square at the Church of the Nativity beginning Christmas Eve. The stream will include a two-hour service that will be taped and replayed throughout Christmas Day. ...more

December 23, 2008

The man known as Mr. Diabetes, nearing the end of an epic walk, hit his 10,000th mile about 11 a.m. today as he worked his way through Tampa. ...more

December 4, 2008

I have completed reading "Enforcing the Law" in the Nov. 25 issue of your paper, and would like to make the following observations. ...more

November 29, 2008

Re: John Herbert's column, "NASA Pork Just More Space Junk," in the Nov. 16 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 22, 2008

Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, which shares the title of world's largest cruise ship with sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, has reached Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, from where the ship begin sailing on eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. ...more

November 20, 2008

it is a simple message from our pets. ...more

November 9, 2008

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson and provide a weekly diary to provide Tribune readers an insight to a new way of life along his rookie journey. ...more

November 2, 2008

It had been about 10 minutes since the Rays had clinched the American League pennant at precisely 11:40 p.m. Sunday, but the celebration on the infield at the Trop was just getting started. Rays players drank in the adoration from fans who weren't ready to leave, maybe never would be ready to leave. ...more

October 20, 2008