PORT RICHEY – Detectives with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office have released two photos of a suspect in Tuesday's robbery of a SunTrust Bank, 7612 State Road 52. ...more

July 2, 2008

Manatee County deputies say they have a lot of evidence linking four people to the theft of four air conditioners. ...more

June 23, 2008

SEBRING –– After battling a case of the nerves in Friday night's first-round 10-0 loss to Sebring, Avon Park bounced back in a big way in the Dixie AAA District 8 tournament at Max Long Recreational Complex. The boys in red and white eliminated Clewiston from the double-elimination tournament by a score of 14-4 on Saturday morning, and then stormed from behind to eliminate Okeechobee National 12-11 on Saturday afternoon. Okeechobee National took an early 2-0 lead, but Avon Park answered with five runs in the second inning. Avon Park added to its lead in the bottom of the third inning by scoring two more runs for a comfortable 7-3 advantage. ...more

June 15, 2008

I'm always amazed when I see small children swimming confidently in deep water. These days that's not unusual because swim lessons are considered one of the basics of children's activities. ...more

June 8, 2008

A resident in our condominium is creating serious problems with threats. He has threatened many of our children and adults to the point of saying he has a gun and will kill them. There have been 23 calls to the police in response to his threats. The police say they cannot do anything. Our association attorney says the same. We would like to know if this answer is correct. ...more

June 5, 2008

Gardening is a year-round hobby/passion/duty in Florida; still, we've noticed a crazy uptick in plant chatter lately. ...more

May 28, 2008

We've beefed up breaking news coverage and put more of the newest stories at the top of the page, to help you can find them faster. News video now has a permanent spot, too. We've provided easy links to see and post your comments and photos. And we're giving you a peek at searches being done on our site – just click a search term and see the results for yourself. You now have one-click access to stories from the most popular sections. Most of all, we want you to use those stories your way: Click the sharing button under any story list to put a stack of continuously updated headlines on your blog, MyYahoo, iGoogle or personal home page. ...more

May 6, 2008

SEBRING - When the Sebring baseball team reached the state's final four in 2007, it had been more than 40 years since its last appearance. After a 2-0 victory over Bartow on Friday night, the Blue Streaks are one step away from accomplishing the same feat for the second year in a row. Steven Fortner threw seven shutout innings and got help from a errorless Blue Streak defense to help Sebring reach the Class 4A regional finals for the second straight season. ...more

May 3, 2008

There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. That's what happened when David Humphress yanked a 10-foot-6-inch hammerhead shark out of the Gulf of Mexico. Other Side Charters boat Capt. Daniel Long measured the girth and estimated the weight of the beast at just over 500 pounds. ...more

May 2, 2008