A motorcyclist was killed Friday evening in collision with a car at U.S. 301 and Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. While heading north on U.S. 301 about 7:24 p.m., a 1997 Camaro driven by Wayne Timothy Gardner II, 21, of Apollo Beach, turned into the path of a 1991 Sukuzi while attempting to merge onto I-75. ...more

October 31, 2009

Where'd they go? I'm speaking of the 50 years since my high school graduation. In many ways it seems like only yesterday. At the recent reunion of the Speedway High School, Class of '59, I had no trouble identifying everyone, even without the very large nametags - containing our senior photos - that the committee had prepared for us. My companion for the evening was very surprised (shocked?) at the way I looked back then. I think he might take back his assessment of my inability to write a book entitled, "Beauty Tips for the Really Ugly." ...more

October 28, 2009

Our national soccer team qualified for the World Cup next year with a 3-2 win over Honduras. The game was not publicly televised in the United States, but I spent Saturday evening with approximately 400 fellow Americans who paid to support the game on closed-circuit television. ...more

October 17, 2009

I was reading the food favorites in Sunday's Highlands Today the other day and thought I would give my opinion on a great restaurant. ...more

September 28, 2009

The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade. ...more

September 20, 2009

Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts - including Clearwater High graduate Nicole Passonno Stott - steered closer to the International Space Station for a linkup today, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage. ...more

August 30, 2009

Deputies in Manatee County have found a 65-year-old worker at the Ellenton Outlet Mall who did not show up when her husband arrived to pick her up from work Saturday evening. Marilon Garrett was found at around 9 a.m. on Mendoza Road in good health. ...more

August 23, 2009

A new tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic behind Tropical Storm Ana and both are expected to slowly strengthen over the next couple of days. ...more

August 15, 2009

An 18-year-old Lutz man was arrested on rape charges over the weekend after he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl who was taking a shower in his hotel room in Treasure Island. ...more

July 27, 2009

NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad. ...more

July 12, 2009