With every win that brought his team closer to playing in the boys basketball state tournament, Tampa Prep senior guard Jake Haslam thought more and more about the one moment in his prep career he wish he could do all over again. ...more

March 4, 2009

After an atypical first half in Saturday's Class 2A-Region 3 final at the Community School of Naples, the Tampa Prep boys basketball team finally started looking like itself. ...more

February 28, 2009

The question of who was U.S. President James Garfield's opponent in the presidential election of 1880 is not the most pressing for most people - unless you are Dunedin City Manager Robert "Rob" DiSpirito or Dunedin Historical Museum Executive Director Vincent "Vinnie" Luisi. ...more

February 28, 2009

Left to root for its Sunshine State Conference rivals to beat one another up today, the Saint Leo men's basketball team will tip off in a nonconference game at the Bowman Center while others determine the Lions' seeding in next week's SSC Tournament. ...more

February 28, 2009

Sebring alumnus Adam Simmons threw six solid innings, but the South Florida Community College baseball team had trouble defensively as Palm Beach CC took advantage of five Panther errors to cruise to a 12-2 victory. ...more

February 27, 2009

A 44-year-old woman was arrested on theft and fraud charges after authorities say she stole credit card information to get breast implants and a hotel room for Valentine's Day. ...more

February 26, 2009

Highlands County Elections Supervisor Joe Campbell is a Democrat. His top assistant, Norma Stokes, is a Republican. ...more

February 26, 2009

Sebring alumnus Chaz Abeln struck out 10 over 7.1 innings on Monday and fellow Blue Streak Ryan Williams hit his third home run of the season as the South Florida Community College baseball team cruised to an 11-4 victory over CBCC Catonsville (Maryland) at Panther Field. ...more

February 25, 2009

A South Florida man with at least 190 arrests is facing charges in a carjacking attempt. ...more

February 24, 2009

Preston Parker's legal problems are continuing less than a month after his was kicked off Florida State University's football team. Parker was charged with DUI by Tallahassee police in January. That arrest violated his probation in a Palm Beach County case, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Parker turned himself in Sunday night, and he was being held in the Palm Beach County jail, according to the sheriff's office Web site. ...more

February 23, 2009