In a roster teaming with All-Stars, most local fans would have a hard time pointing out the only player who has reached base in every game, in every at-bat so far. ...more

July 16, 2008

Tampa International Airport again has upgraded the system used to warn airlines and their workers when the risk of lightning strikes is elevated. ...more

July 14, 2008

MVP PROFILE This year's State Championship is half way over and leading candidate for MVP honors is little known Spring Hill American catcher Austin Treverton. ...more

July 14, 2008

He lives on Manatee Harbor Drive, with his house number emblazoned on a manatee-shaped plaque. ...more

July 5, 2008

The moniker seemed appropriate at the time. J.P. Howell had just done it again last week, pitching a couple of spotless innings in relief of Andy Sonnanstine to maintain a Rays lead before handing it off to the late-inning relievers, when his manager referred to him as a "bridge" in Tampa Bay's bullpen. ...more

June 24, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started, for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

Wayne Jefferson recently performed an amazing racing feat. Jefferson, known to local racing fans as "The Rocketman," won all four Open-Wheel Modified races he entered in May. His streak began with a victory at USA Speedway in the final event of the FASCAR Extreme Series on May 3. ...more

June 19, 2008

ILLINOIS - A school bus driver and amateur artist from the Chicago suburb of Zion has legally changed his name to "In God We Trust." ...more

June 15, 2008

Here's a great idea: Let's give a business owner a "blanket" conditional use permit to erect a tent in the parking lot of a strip mall to sell whatever kind of junk comes rolling down the highway. ...more

May 29, 2008