Have you ever thought that you would like to do something good for the community but didn't know what? That was me. I finally found fostering for the Humane Society. What a good feeling it is to take in an animal that has little hope for a good life and see them flourish in a loving safe environment. ...more

October 8, 2009

The Miami Hurricanes were chosen for the 32-team NIT field, and will take on Providence on Wednesday night in a first-round game on the road. ...more

March 16, 2009

A memorial service was held for Caylee Anthony two months after the slain Florida toddler's remains were discovered in woods near where she lived with her mother and grandparents. ...more

February 10, 2009

At times early in Edgerrin James' first season in Arizona, he had to make a point to check out which of his blockers was lining up where on a given Sunday. ...more

January 31, 2009

Mary Ellen Gottlieb spent five years mired in frustration, dealing on a daily basis with the lasting effects of a stroke she suffered in 2003. Until recently, the Brandon woman, 50, was resigned to the notion that she might never fully recover or work again. But one day in November, she pressed the "play" button on a YouTube video, and serendipity came to call. ...more

January 6, 2009

On Tuesday morning, little Cheyenne Leslie entered the Ocean Medical Center and ran purposefully into the arms of her physical therapist, to the smiles and cheers of staff workers, the girl seemingly unhindered by her arm and leg brace. It was a dress rehearsal of sorts. ...more

December 23, 2008

Now it's up to voters and the computers. Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 3 Oklahoma based its case for a BCS bump on its high-powered offense, outscoring No. 11 Oklahoma State 61-41 on Saturday night in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game in the century-old series. ...more

November 30, 2008

Sharply criticizing the United States while offering to rebuild relations with its new leader, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in a nationally televised state of the union address Wednesday he would deploy short-range missiles near Poland if the Obama administration pressed ahead with plans to build a missile defense shield in Europe. ...more

November 6, 2008

A recent editorial in this newspaper accused the governor and Legislature of engaging in a "con job" to trick citizens, and quoted local government officials cynically twisting the facts to cast blame for the lack of real property tax relief for Florida property owners. ...more

September 26, 2008

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed 55 years ago, on June 19, 1953. But last week, they were back in the headlines when Morton Sobell, the co-defendant in their famous espionage trial, finally admitted he and his friend Julius had both been Soviet agents. ...more

September 21, 2008