When Andrew Rushing was looking for a name for his basketball team, he only needed to look at them playing together before something came to mind. ...more

July 19, 2008

Johnny Damon's injured left shoulder was wrapped tightly and the Yankees outfielder admitted to having some pills to dull the pain. ...more

July 6, 2008

SEBRING – Born and raised in New York City, a former resident of Los Angeles and Sarasota is taking charge of the Highlands County Habitat for Humanity, and now calls Sebring his home. Mike Jacobson, 58, started work as the local Habitat's executive director following a three-year stint as both a volunteer and at a similar paid position in Sarasota. ...more

June 26, 2008

Tuesday night marked the third time in about five weeks a Rays trainer has come to the mound to check on closer Troy Percival in the middle of a save situation. ...more

June 26, 2008

Revius Ortique Jr., the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84. ...more

June 23, 2008

Ex-Marine Robert "Bob" Childers' "Once a Marine, always a Marine" manner of loyalty transferred into an allegiance to the men and women of the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

June 21, 2008

If you have lost your job or are facing a layoff, you need a plan for coping financially. This is especially true if you haven't been able to build an emergency fund or you've been living too high and have never considered there might be a disruption in your income. ...more

June 15, 2008

More than two decades ago, Margaret Hluch lived in Kenya and taught weaving. Area residents will get a chance to view her fiber art at a show running from Friday, June 20, through Sunday, Aug. 3, at Clay and Paper, an art gallery in Dunedin. Owners Barbara Melby-Burhans and Ira Burhans are old friends of Hluch. The three studied art at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn., in the 1980s. ...more

June 14, 2008

As it turns out, the road isn't the problem for the Rays. Boston is. ...more

June 8, 2008

After 40 years in the classroom, Erna Frazier is ready to retire Thursday. But you would never know it watching her with her students. ...more

June 4, 2008