It was a day for just being a kid. Last week, more than 100 students from Hernando County's STAR alternative education center piled onto school buses and arrived for a particularly special field trip: A day at Buccaneer Bay water park at Weeki Wachee Springs. ...more

May 21, 2008

Local kids get day at Buccaneer Bay for good behavior. ...more

May 20, 2008

It was an emotional moment for WTVT's Charley Belcher. The usually chipper, outgoing Channel 13 reporter, who covers all the fun things happening in the Tampa Bay area, was on the verge of tears Thursday morning when he revealed to viewers that his 7-year-old daughter, Lindsey Rose, has leukemia. ...more

February 18, 2008

Shortly after a run Monday afternoon, wrestlers gathered inside the Mitchell wrestling room. The newly crowned Sunshine Athletic Conference champions raised a quick toast of Gatorade to the program's first SAC title and then got to work. ...more

January 30, 2008

Mentor. It's a powerful word, conjuring an image of an experienced, wise and influential adviser with an eager young student soaking up knowledge. That image leaves out the most important parts of mentoring, though: friendship and sharing time on a personal level. ...more

January 24, 2008

WHO: Richard Racine CLAIM TO FAME: Overcoming physical disabilities, he dedicated 21 years to the call center at Bisk Education before retiring at 75. ...more

January 14, 2008

Packers running back Ryan Grant was determined not to drop his positive attitude like the football he struggled to secure against Seattle. ...more

January 13, 2008

Jan Henrick's legacy as a caring, loving wife and teacher lives on each year when Hillsborough County students receive an award named in her honor. ...more

January 9, 2008

Jon Gruden discusses Sunday's game against New York and other topics: ...more

January 2, 2008

Hypnotherapist Marion Gwizdala of Tampa helped smokers snuff their unhealthy habit for more than 15 years. He had plenty of practice, too, having smoked his last cigarette several times over the decades. ...more

December 27, 2007