After a pair of dandy approach shots to the seventh green on Heritage Springs' front nine, the first to greet Mitchell's Megan and Rebecca Van Etten as they walked up the fairway was a medium-sized alligator sunning itself on the bank of a small lake to their right. ...more

September 25, 2008

The evacuation of the acquisitions and logistics building at U.S. Special Operations Command is over, said MacDill Air Force Base spokeswoman Rebecca Heyse. ...more

September 2, 2008

TAMPA - Don't be alarmed if explosions are heard Wednesday and Thursday at MacDill Air Force Base—it's just a test, officials said. ...more

June 3, 2008

Tennis Aces Score All-Star Berths PLANT CITY - Two members of the Plant City High tennis team were among those honored last week when the Western Conference All-Star teams were announced. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA -- An Air Force medic is accused of striking his 15-month-old son's head on the edge of a bathtub, records show. ...more

February 22, 2008

When Lauren Malynowsky was given the option to have a small birthday party and get gifts for herself or to have a bigger party and donate the gift, she decided to donate. ...more

February 6, 2008

When Lauren Malynowsky was given the option to have a small birthday party and get gifts for herself or to have a bigger party and donate the gift, she decided to donate. ...more

February 6, 2008

A committee of parents, teachers and students at Armwood High School voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a book in its media center after it was challenged by a parent who objected to an explicit passage. ...more

January 9, 2008

A blind and disabled Tampa woman was beaten and robbed in her home early Friday and two people have been charged with the crime. ...more

January 4, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - The state will pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former Florida Highway Patrol major who said she was fired because of gender discrimination. ...more

December 19, 2007