"Headless Horseman" auditions: Lakeland Community Theatre holds auditions for this musical production; 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; Lake Mirror Theatre, 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland; (863) 603-7529 ...more

July 24, 2009

A shooting suspect fired shots at police, carjacked people in an attempt to flee and fatally shot himself Friday, Lakeland police say. ...more

March 20, 2009

The University of Florida doesn't advertise it, but a few times a year people call about having their ashes spread on the school's football field. The school tries to honor those requests and knows alumni quietly scatter ashes on the campus's Lake Alice or behind fraternity houses. Now the school wants to build a Gator graveyard of sorts. ...more

March 5, 2009

The University of Florida doesn't advertise it, but about once a month people call about having their ashes spread on the school's football field. ...more

March 4, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The University of Florida doesn't advertise it, but a few times a year people call about having their ashes spread on the school's football field. ...more

March 4, 2009

A key lime cake baked by Helen Shevel of Avon Park took the top honors in the adult division of the Highlands County Fair Cooking Contest. ...more

January 29, 2009

A $2 million plus renovation project is transforming South Florida Community College's Lake Placid Center into a 21st century learning center. ...more

January 13, 2009

Thousands of students in eastern and northern Hillsborough County will change schools next year to fill new buildings, and the moves won't end when schools stop opening. ...more

December 29, 2008

Normally Claudia Bishop would be doing her consumer lending and small business banking duties as a relationship manager at Riverside Bank, but Wednesday morning she had a different job - bagging groceries and handing out frozen turkeys at Manna Ministries. ...more

December 21, 2008

Luther Clemons had his Avon Park boys basketball team arrive to the gym three hours before tip-off against Lake Mary Prep on Tuesday for pizza and an intense film session. ...more

November 27, 2008