Lorena Ochoa started with a birdie, pulling her even with Annika Sorenstam, the playing partner she replaced as the No. 1 female golfer in the world. ...more

May 10, 2008

I didn't think the disposal of 100 billion plastic bags a year in this country was all that much. Los Angeles, however, does and is apparently leading the country in adopting legislation to eliminate the "paper or plastic" option by banning the plastic bag. Elsewhere some retailers are voluntarily doing the same. Still there is a group of us around who share a kind of save-it-just-in-case mentality. We recycle stuff by using it for purposes never dreamed of by the inventors. In fact we would be very tempted to sign a "Save the Bag" petition if one started making the rounds. Sure a "bring a bag to market" or "rent a bag" movement is admirable, but how often do you simply pop into a supermarket just for a quart of milk only to get a text message from someone at home with a list long enough to fill up two carts? ...more

May 2, 2008

A motorist called 911 Thursday after hearing a woman screaming from the backseat of a car on U.S. 41, but the information apparently never got to officers searching for Denise Lee that night. ...more

January 23, 2008

According to a probable-cause affidavit, here's what happened in the disappearance of Denise Amber Lee: ...more

January 18, 2008

HUDSON – Four people were injured and one person was killed about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday in a rear-end collision on U.S. 19 at Little Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

December 25, 2007