After an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Charlie Crist took another plane bound for Miami. ...more

November 12, 2008

A single-engine plane has crashed on the runway at Tampa North Aero Park. ...more

September 25, 2008

Jabil Circuit Inc. will lay off 120 workers at its local facilities, company officials said today. ...more

September 11, 2008

Howard "Cliff" Enoch Jr. disappeared over what would become East Germany near the end of World War II, three months before his only son was born. ...more

August 14, 2008

When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick. ...more

July 18, 2008

A 49-year-old man said he was "bored" and "stupid" when he shined a laser beam at a Sarasota Sheriff's helicopter and temporarily blinded the pilot. ...more

June 30, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Board a city van for a tour of Seminole Heights on Friday. The van leaves at 9 a.m. from Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave. Some walking may be involved. ...more

May 5, 2008

A small plane flipped upside down while attempting to land at the Venice Municipal Airport on Monday, but the pilot escaped with minor injuries. ...more

February 26, 2008

We're guessing that next December, when we are choosing the most interesting stories of 2008, the Iraqi Air Force plane that landed near Venus will be right up there. On Wednesday afternoon, a Cessna with Iraq Air Force painted on its side, made an emergency landing on C.R. 731. For those of us responding to the tips, we envisioned a fighter jet sitting in the road, not a Cessna. As Thursday progressed, and facts revealed that the Cessnas are built for training planes for Iraq, it became a lot clearer. They are shipped from Florida, but the Venus landing caused a flap. ...more

February 21, 2008

KEY WEST - An F-16 fighter plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening during a routine training mission, a spokesman for Homestead Air Reserve Base said. ...more

January 16, 2008