There's more to judging barbecue than munching down on the meat. Besides the obvious - the flavor - there's the appearance and tenderness to consider. ...more

October 21, 2009

With a theme park ride as their training ground, about 40 firefighters and instructors practiced rescue operations in swift waters on Thursday. ...more

August 29, 2009

Residents throughout the city seem drawn to the code compliance department's latest means of transportation. ...more

August 24, 2009

The HPH Hospice team serving residents of East Hernando County invites individuals who have excellent phone skills and a pleasant demeanor to volunteer to answer its office phones from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. ...more

July 30, 2009

Jerry Frankhouser said he has learned to turn out of the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot onto Gandy Boulevard to make a U-turn and get back to his Bayside West house. ...more

July 13, 2009

With a dictionary in hand, Avon Park Middle School reading/language arts teacher Tia Folsom moves about her sixth-grade classroom, assigning a vocabulary word to groups of four or five students. ...more

March 16, 2009

Family members crowded the U.S. Coast Guard station on Tuesday to welcome back the crew of the Resolute from a two-month training session. The mission included drills testing navigation, seamanship and firefighting. In addition to 17 days of specialized training at Mayport, the crew conducted counternarcotics patrols with the Honduran navy. ...more

March 11, 2009

K-9 Down, a specialized program for professional dog handlers and emergency rescue personnel, finished up a two-day training session Sunday at Florida Veterinary Specialists. ...more

March 2, 2009

Forget religious preferences or racial divides. What you consider safe for your child is the single-most divisive issue facing parents. ...more

February 24, 2009

Ricky Tomlinson, Jr. left the ring bloodied and upset. ...more

January 8, 2009