LAND O' LAKES - Onetime NFL linebacker Darren Hambrick is in legal hot water again just weeks after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery charges in a deal that included anger management classes. ...more

February 19, 2008

Brenda Dostal says she felt like a failure as a mother. The 38-year-old Wesley Chapel mom was dealing with a 5-year-old terror. Son Zachary's kicking and clawing outbursts of anger left her with bloody scratches and frazzled nerves. ...more

February 6, 2008

Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about Monday as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. ...more

February 5, 2008

LARGO - Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about this morning as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. The local police chief and a representative from All Children's Hospital, among others, congratulated him for wearing his bicycle helmet Jan. 29 as he was waiting to walk his bicycle across a crosswalk. ...more

February 4, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, charged in connection with allegedly slashing his roommate with a sword and a knife and not letting him leave. Ian Preston Dressel, 28, of 2808 DeSoto Road, was charged with aggravated battery by a person using a deadly weapon and kidnapping to commit or to facilitate the commission of a felony. At 8:16 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 13, sheriff's deputy Robinn Singles reported he met with the mother of the victim, who told him her son, 33, was slashed with a knife and named Dressel as the suspect. ...more

January 15, 2008

LAKELAND - Polk County deputies have found a 61-year-old woman who had been missing since Friday night. ...more

December 30, 2007

retired physics teacher took one glance at a museum art piece and knew he could replace it with something better. ...more

December 25, 2007

After nearly six years together as general manager and coach of the Lightning, Jay Feaster and John Tortorella have been through this before. ...more

November 10, 2007

The Breeders' Cup kicks off today at Monmouth Park with three $1 million races that give the season-ending championships a second day of racing for the first time in the event's 24 years. ...more

October 26, 2007

SUNRISE For the first 10 days of the season, injured D Dan Boyle has been taking in the view from the top. ...more

October 13, 2007