TAMPA – A year after Thomas Guth was released from federal prison in 2003, his lawyer told a judge in Chicago that he wanted to start a new life away from the city in Pueblo, Colo. The judge agreed to release Guth early from probation so he could move away with his then-15-year-old son. ...more

June 13, 2008

Things are about to get a whole lot sweeter in Apollo Beach, when MiraBay Village is completed at U.S. 41 and Leisey Road. ...more

January 26, 2008

Dozens of residents show up in opposition ...more

January 9, 2008

There are no mermaids swimming in Bob Hill Spring. The spring, just yards from the intersection of U.S. 19 and County Line Road, feeds a small, meandering creek and 5-acre pond - not a landmark river such as the Weekiwachee. ...more

January 8, 2008

Residents of the Holiday Springs RV Resort in Spring Hill worry about the effects of a proposed commercial development on their spring. ...more

January 7, 2008

In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangs, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found. ...more

December 31, 2007

SEBRING — Liquor store shelves are well stocked to meet the added demand as Highlands County residents continue spreading holiday cheer. Cheawanda K. Harris, liquor store manager at Winn-Dixie in Avon Park, said on Thursday that business jumps during the holidays and New Year's Eve is the business' biggest shopping day of the year. Liquor-purchasing habits change during the holidays. Prior to Christmas, Winn-Dixie stocks miniature 1.5 ounce bottles of alcohol which fly off the shelves as stocking stuffers, said Harris. ...more

December 30, 2007

TAMPA BAY AREA Publix Opening On Ehrlich A Publix supermarket will open Jan. 10 at the site of a former Albertsons at 5371 Ehrlich Road. The new store will be one of 33 in the 900-plus stores Publix chain to include an adjoining liquor store. A Publix spokeswoman said there are no plans to close or absorb nearby Publix stores in the Shoppes of Citrus Park or Westgate Shopping Center. ...more

December 22, 2007

Back when women wore petticoats and men wore straw hats called boaters, a village grew up north of Tampa around a bubbling spring thought to possess magical powers. ...more

December 20, 2007

You could call it a tried-and-true fundraiser with a twist. Top Shelf Liquors owner Devan Patel and customer Becky Herndon were racking their brains, trying to come up with a fundraiser for Amvets Post 44 of Brandon. Herndon serves as president of the women's auxiliary. ...more

December 10, 2007