DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BELLES SOFTBALL Right-hander Alexis Adams dominates on the hill yielding two singles, three walks while recording 11 strikeouts as Hernando County club earns trip to Aug. 2 Dixie World Series in Alexandra, Louisiana via a shutout over Chipley, 3-0. ...more

July 7, 2008

TAMPA - A Land O' Lakes woman and a 10-year-old girl are in critical condition after the 1998 Ford they were in overturned on a curve Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

June 30, 2008

A crisply played opening-round ballgame of the Dixie Belles (ages 13-15) All-Stars District 4 Tournament turned south for one team Friday night. ...more

June 22, 2008

Eight errors by West Pasco combined with strong pitching allows Spring Hill to open with 5-2 win. ...more

June 20, 2008

Upscale living and convenience — two reasons Rottlund Homes' officials say its newest community — North Forest Village — will compel buyers to want to call the neighborhood home. ...more

June 15, 2008

Mulberry police charged a man with felony arson and felony aggravated assault, saying he used an aerosol can as a makeshift flamethrower. ...more

June 10, 2008

PLANT CITY –– Alexis Farnella hit a two-run single in the sixth and Jaclyn Traina pitched seven strong innings as Naples beat Pembroke Pines Charter 5-2 to win the Class 4A state title Saturday. The win gives Naples (28-3) a state-best tenth title. With the gamed tied 2-all entering the sixth, the Eagles loaded the bases with one out after a single and two hit batters. Ragan Ball drove in a run with a fielder's choice and Farnella followed with a single off Lauren Sewell (15-1) to make it 5-2. Traina (21-3) did the rest. She retired the side in order in the sixth and seventh innings, and ended the game with her tenth strikeout. ...more

May 11, 2008

A securities regulatory board slapped Tampa-based brokerage GunnAllen Financial with a $750,000 fine after finding that a company trader misappropriated customers' stock trades. ...more

May 10, 2008

A 19-year-old was killed and two other people injured in a car crash early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

February 16, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 29-year-old man who died Sunday when he was thrown from a sport utility vehicle on a Sunshine Skyway access road has been identified as Charles R. Price Jr. of Bradenton. ...more

January 21, 2008