The father of slain high school football player was arrested after authorities say he beat up a teen alleged to have bragged about the killing. ...more

October 23, 2008

PLANT CITY About 500 mourners gathered Thursday at a Plant City church to say goodbye and honor the memory of a teenager whose life ended with an accidental shooting at a party. ...more

October 10, 2008

Sarah Palin will be in the park this morning. So if you work in Clearwater, you might want to head out a bit early. ...more

October 6, 2008

When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic? ...more

September 5, 2008

Deb Logano didn't know, at least not really, what her son was getting into at first. ...more

August 26, 2008

When most 4-year-olds point to something on TV and say "I want that," it's usually a toy that winds up discarded not long after it's purchased. ...more

August 7, 2008

There were maybe a dozen teenagers - and one adult - at the house on Lelani Boulevard to celebrate the 18th birthday of a Sarasota High School wrestler. ...more

August 1, 2008

Regarding "Birthday Candles Unlikely for Bollea" (Metro, July 24): I am inspired to write by your report that Nick Bollea won't have any candles for his 18th birthday. Neither did I, but not because I was in jail. It was because, in October 1954, I was at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., where I began my 27-year-long military career. ...more

July 29, 2008

LOGANO'S GOOD FORTUNE Taking nothing away from Joey Logano getting his first Nationwide Series victory only 21 days after his 18th birthday, but that's one heck of a race car he's getting to drive. ...more

June 18, 2008

Joey Logano reached the legal age to race at NASCAR's national level just four days ago, and there's still only one way to describe his Nationwide Series debut this weekend at Dover: ...more

May 28, 2008