Jessie LaDon Albach has been like a ghost haunting her family. A brother who was supposed to take her to a ballgame the night the 15-year-old vanished can't shake the knowledge that he never found her. Denise Yand, the sister she was to visit that summer, sees traces of her in the long hair and the walk of passers-by. ...more

February 23, 2009

A few years ago, only a dozen people attended the dwindling United Methodist church in Ridge Manor. ...more

December 13, 2008

Charlie just celebrated his fourth birthday, an achievement he proudly shows off by displaying four fingers when he's asked his age. ...more

September 17, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are this year's feel-good story in the region, but north of the Bay area another group also is showing that teamwork can put dreams on the verge of coming true, in this case preserving a pristine piece of Florida that not long ago seemed destined for development. ...more

July 7, 2008

Nazdar, Everyone is welcome at the Support Our Troops Dance on the 4th of July from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Community Hall on Lincoln Avenue. There will be a full bar, hot dogs and other items for a cover charge of $5 per person. You must be 21 years or older; I.D.s will be checked at the door. Active military personnel and their spouses will be admitted free of charge - just present your military I.D. at the door. Half of all proceeds will go to "Lea's Prayers and Postage". For more details, contact Niki at the Masaryktown Post Office at 544-1113. ...more

June 29, 2008

On the outside, the three-bedroom home in the Countrywalk subdivision looks like any other: a tall roof, two-car garage, neatly landscaped entrance and a concrete patio out back. ...more

September 14, 2007

Ben and Karoline Byler are getting ready for six new houseguests in their Wesley Chapel three-bedroom home, which has been modified for the arrival of their sextuplets. ...more

September 13, 2007