For most of Friday night's Class 6A-Region 2 girls soccer final, Melbourne and Mitchell kicked, ran, pushed and pulled in a colossal effort to score. ...more

February 2, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. ...more

January 20, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it!" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. The 75-year-old grandmother of eight was arrested for disorderly conduct after she refused a police officer's orders to move her car while she waited for the coffee and fries she ordered at the drive-through window. "Isn't that terrible?'' she said from her Clearwater home Saturday. "Oh my goodness, here I am, a poor little innocent woman waiting for my French fries.'' ...more

January 19, 2008

VENICE - Two off-duty Venice police officers were involved in an altercation at a Sarasota County bar over the weekend, and for the second time in a month the Venice Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the conduct of its officers. ...more

January 16, 2008

Darren Hambrick's third foray into the criminal justice system ended much the same as his first two. ...more

January 14, 2008

LAKELAND - The 19th Tee is a neighborhood roadhouse bar where patrons and bartenders mingle easily and everyone knows everyone else. Owner Richard Oaks bought the place two years ago, and for him and his wife of six years, Stephanie, it was a labor of love. ...more

January 14, 2008

Pasco County deputies Tuesday continued looking into the threat of a shooting at Hudson High School. ...more

January 9, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A holiday hangover — and the lack of personnel — hit the Lake Placid girls basketball team hard on Monday night. The Avon Park Red Devils showed no mercy for the depleted Green Dragons, taking a six-point lead after the first quarter, and using superb defense to ignite their fast break, holding Lake Placid scoreless for two-plus quarters en route to a 54-8 thumping. ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - A 30-year-old Hillsborough County man was arrested Saturday on charges of attempted murder after he choked and beat his ex-wife, authorities said. ...more

January 5, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park New Year's Eve party reportedly erupted into violence early Tuesday morning between an Avon Park family, two others and police officers responding to a complaint, leading to the arrest of five people. Richard Mendez, 47, of Avon Park, was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. He was later charged with corruption by threat against a law enforcement officer. ...more

January 3, 2008