The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday. ...more

November 3, 2008

The three branches of the Highlands County Library, in Sebring, Avon Park and Lake Placid, have extended early evening and Saturday afternoon hours. ...more

October 27, 2008

Playing against good competition, the Sebring volleyball team managed to split four matches over the weekend in West Palm Beach. ...more

October 14, 2008

A 28-year-old man walked into a CVS pharmacy at 9202 N. Florida Ave. on Saturday afternoon and gave the cashier a note. ...more

October 13, 2008

A 27-year-old Tampa man was jailed early this morning, accused of going after an acquaintance with a butcher knife and jabbing the 8-inch blade through a screen door to get at the victim. ...more

October 11, 2008

Born in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1972, Cliff Floyd personifies the City of the Big Shoulders. The Rays' mountain of a designated hitter is back in his hometown this weekend, hoping to help Tampa Bay end the season of the team he rooted for as a kid. ...more

October 5, 2008

It hurt just to watch Dioner Navarro try to play as the regular season wound down for the Rays. He could barely make it down the line on ground balls, and we can only guess at the protest his various body parts raised when he went into another crouch behind home plate. ...more

October 5, 2008

A homeless sex offender who failed to register in Hillsborough County was seen Saturday afternoon fondling a 12-year-old girl, deputies say. ...more

September 29, 2008

With the game on the line and the ball in Tim Tebow's hands - just the way the Florida Gators would have wanted it - everything this time went haywire. ...more

September 28, 2008

There's nothing like seven turnovers - and five interceptions - to stir up a quarterback controversy. ...more

September 25, 2008