The Tony Jannus Society recently recognized Plant City High School senior Kathleen Hencke as the grand prize winner of its statewide essay contest. ...more

December 26, 2009

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world today as he floated 220 miles above it. ...more

November 22, 2009

NASA has cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Monday on a trip to stock the International Space Station with several years' worth of spare parts. Mission managers gave the go-ahead Saturday as forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 90 percent. ...more

November 15, 2009

"I believe in dog," read the sticker on the child's red wagon. ...more

October 25, 2009

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay's eighth annual Pet Masquerade set tails and tongues wagging Saturday at Hyde Park Village in South Tampa. More than 60 dogs competed in categories including most original and funniest. ...more

October 24, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) — Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront, a judge ruled today. ...more

October 7, 2009

NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program. And Clearwater astronaut Nicole Stott will be aboard the last flight. ...more

September 19, 2009

Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts - including Clearwater High graduate Nicole Passonno Stott - steered closer to the International Space Station for a linkup today, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage. ...more

August 30, 2009

When the first of many loud alarms sounded on the space shuttle Columbia, the seven astronauts had about a minute to live, though they didn't know it. ...more

December 31, 2008

A new NASA report says that the seat restraints, suits and helmets of the doomed crew of the space shuttle Columbia didn't work well, leading to "lethal trauma" as the out-of-control ship broke apart, killing all seven astronauts. ...more

December 30, 2008