With FACA Hall of Fames Ernie Chatman arriving at HCA, can a sixth straight district title be far behind? HOW WILL BEARS, EAGLES, LEOPARDS AND SHARKS FARE? ...more

February 6, 2009

Several minutes after the final point of Brandon's match against River Ridge in the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinals, Eagles coach Amy Watson was still shaking. ...more

November 12, 2008

A detective with the St. Petersburg Police Department is on administrative leave with pay while investigators try to determine her role – if any – in her estranged husband's alleged marijuana dealing, according to police officials and court documents. ...more

July 29, 2008

SEBRING — Having emergency medical services available 24/7 is something some residents may ponder briefly, as an ambulance whizzes by, hopeful it isn't someone they know. Or possibly they don't think about at all until it's their moment to dial for help. Highlands County has had Emergency Medical Services available since 1975, but many of the long-timers, the pioneers, are retired, retiring or thinking seriously about retirement. "It's probably unheard of to have this many people in it for so many years," said paramedic Eddie Ezell, 54, of Avon Park, himself a 33-year veteran of the Emergency Medical Services. The national average reportedly is about three to five years. ...more

May 18, 2008

Trucks, tempers, Christmas displays and a gun proved a violent mix Thursday night for one Polk County neighborhood, the sheriff's office said. ...more

December 8, 2007

The unfortunate thing about athletics is that at some point it comes to an end – sometimes with tears of joy, and others, tears of sadness. ...more

November 7, 2007

River Ridge's volleyball season ends in regional semifinals. ...more

November 6, 2007