DADE CITY - A 13-year-old girl and her family were praying she would regain her sight after a boy on her school bus stabbed her in the eye with a pen Monday. ...more

January 15, 2008

Whether on the dirt or on the turf, running six furlongs or five, Lookinforthesecret is without question the reigning king of the sprinters at Tampa Bay Downs. ...more

January 13, 2008

Known around Tampa Bay Downs as "Mr. Salsa" for his love of dancing, jockey Carlos Montalvo is starting to gain fame locally for another reason - his penchant for winning big races. ...more

January 12, 2008

A new designer boutique has joined the ranks of Hyde Park Village shops. ...more

January 2, 2008

Amid the bleak housing market news is a bit of good fortune for the Tampa Bay metro area: Sales of existing homes here far outpaced those in the state's other metro areas during the first 10 months of 2007, the Florida Association of Realtors reports. ...more

December 29, 2007

Watching the children skip across the church parking lot, singing "Jesus loves me, this I know," it's easy to forget where they come from, said Brandon resident Jo Powell. ...more

December 12, 2007

Infectious-disease expert David Gilbert was making rounds at the Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon in April when he realized that an unusual number of patients, including young, vigorous adults, were being hit by a frightening pneumonia. ...more

December 11, 2007

Watching the children skip across the church parking lot, singing "Jesus loves me, this I know," it's easy to forget where they come from, said Brandon resident Jo Powell. ...more

December 10, 2007

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is eager to find the man who killed two recently arrived Indian immigrants in cold blood during the failed Friday night robbery of a BP gas station and store where they were working at Interstate 4 and State Road 557. ...more

December 10, 2007

LAKE ALFRED - Two employees were shot and killed Friday night at a BP gas station at the intersection of Highway 557 and Interstate 4, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 8, 2007