Flooding is common in the Bay area, even in places not affected by storm surge. Here are things you need to know: ...more

May 23, 2008

Danny Webb did not get his face on the front page of the local newspapers after his house incinerated into a pile of smoldering ashes. ...more

May 12, 2008

WEBBS LOST EVERYTHING IN LAST WEEK'S FIRE ...more

May 11, 2008

It's mid-May, the 2007-2008 school year is nearing an end, and the final two active springtime sports – baseball and softball – are in the midst of crowning their new state champs. One would think that with only two prep sports still actually competing, all local media attention would be focused on the diamonds. Other than the random blurbs of off-season coaching changes or new college commitments, there's really no cause to take heed in much else. ...more

May 10, 2008

For Kristin Taylor, it wasn't a matter of whether she would help the baby, it was how soon. ...more

February 25, 2008

RIVERVIEW - For Kristin Taylor, it wasn't a matter of whether she would help the baby, it was how soon. The moment she saw photos of "Baby Miracle," born on an island in Samoa with numerous birth defects, including terrible facial deformities, Taylor said she felt compelled to help the child. ...more

February 25, 2008

AVON PARK — Andy Bonjokian was so excited, he just had to stand up. "I'm sorry," he said to a group of reporters gathered in Avon Park principal Stu Guthrie's office. "I'm a wreck here." The Avon Park alumnus (Class of 1986) was introduced as the Red Devils' new head football coach on Tuesday, standing tall among the candidates after a two-month search brought on by the firing of former skipper Earnest Perkins. ...more

January 29, 2008

Shorthanded companies are hiring programmers and database and networking pros as fast as they can find them. But we don't hear much about the dearth of Internet or digital marketing people. ...more

December 2, 2007

Beauty pageant organizers were investigating Sunday who doused a contestant's evening gowns with pepper spray and spiked her makeup, causing her to break out in hives. ...more

November 26, 2007

As the holidays near, the Christmas House will become busier than normal and surrounding businesses will prosper despite the pall of financial problems that hang over the owner of this popular retail complex. ...more

November 19, 2007