A young Avon Park woman spent Christmas Eve in jail for a few hours after being arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in the cheek with a plastic comb. ...more

December 30, 2009

Clinging to life at Northbay Hospital after being mauled by a 100-pound Rottweiler, Dallas Lee Walters must have heard his parents telling him they loved him and to keep on fighting. Shortly before he died, the 20-month-old boy raised his arm in the air and made a fist. ...more

December 14, 2009

Dallas Lee Walters was a fighter, to the end. Clinging to life at Northbay Hospital after being mauled by a 100-pound Rottweiler, the toddler must have heard his parents telling him they loved him and to keep on fighting. Shortly before he died, the 20-month-old boy raised his arm in the air and made a fist. ...more

December 14, 2009

Here and now beside my love's hospital bed, reflecting on our first to third encounter when asked to be his partner in life, then laughing with a request to have 12 children with red hair like his, after our marriage vows, of course. ...more

December 5, 2009

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