A plane crash that killed a University of Tampa graduate who is one of the top officials in the war against drug trafficking appears to be an accident, but foreign investigators are in Mexico to rule out an attack by cartels, the transportation secretary said today. ...more

November 5, 2008

A plane crash that killed a University of Tampa graduate who was one of the top officials in the war against drug trafficking appears to be an accident, but foreign investigators are in Mexico to rule out an attack by cartels, the transportation secretary said today. ...more

November 5, 2008

More than a dozen local churches will mobilize Nov. 23 with a massive mission - to gather enough groceries to stock the shelves of Tampa Bay area charities for an entire year. ...more

November 5, 2008

A "celebration of life" service for the Rev. Simeon Nix will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, 2101 Bell Shoals Road, Brandon. Doors will open at 5 p.m. ...more

August 19, 2008

"Swan Peak," by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster, $25.95) ...more

August 17, 2008

For members of Bell Shoals Baptist Church, May was the cruelest month. ...more

July 23, 2008

Flight Meets Tragic Fate Regarding "Small-Plane Crash Kills 3" (front page, July 18): ...more

July 23, 2008

VENUS - Nearly a month after a plane crash took the life of a noted black bear researcher, research on South Central Florida's black bear population has been at a near-standstill. ...more

July 15, 2008

The last time I heard from Dr. David Maehr, about three weeks ago, he invited me to go bear-tracking. ...more

July 3, 2008

In the timeless tragedy of the June 20 plane crash in Placid Lakes, Highlands County lost two influential, admired, and much-loved members of our community; Mason Smoak from Lake Placid and Dave Maehr, professor from the University of Kentucky, and visiting scientist at Archbold Biological Station. ...more

June 29, 2008