There are about 1,500 active players in the National Football League. According to the organization Gridiron Greats, approximately 15 of them responded with money late in the regular season during a fundraising day for retired players battling medical and financial issues. The retirees took their case to the public Thursday at a news conference in the Super Bowl media center. ...more

January 30, 2009

A man who drove around railroad crossing gates was killed when a train hit his sport utility vehicle late Wednesday night in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 29, 2009

Thanks to the quick thinking of a pizza parlor employee, a robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday night shortly after the robbery. The accused thief was identified by Clearwater police as Jonathan Hodges, 33, of 7507 Katherine Drive, New Port Richey. ...more

January 29, 2009

Ty Lawson's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave No. 5 North Carolina an 80-77 win over Florida State on Wednesday night. ...more

January 29, 2009

Celine Dion's stage sat in the center of the Forum floor Wednesday night like a boxing ring. She entered the arena, in fact, surrounded by an entourage, not unlike a fighter about to enter the ring. ...more

January 29, 2009

Nick Calathes drove down the lane, put up a pass so high that only Alex Tyus could get to it, and brought down the house. ...more

January 29, 2009

In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of the young administration's plan to revive a badly ailing economy. ...more

January 29, 2009

The University of Oklahoma had the Heisman Trophy winner in sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford. ...more

January 24, 2009

Two men are accused of trying to sell 40 pounds of marijuana that had been transported from California to Florida. ...more

January 22, 2009

Police arrested Wednesday night a man in connection with what's now being called the homicide of a local property appraiser. ...more

January 22, 2009