Detectives are asking the public for help in finding a woman who was expected to throw a birthday party on Saturday for her 2-year-old daughter, authorities said. ...more

November 16, 2008

Old photographs don't last forever. They could tear, crease, fade, get soggy or turn yellow. ...more

September 1, 2008

The first year was a blur. For Ben and Karoline Byler, parents of Florida's first surviving sextuplets, who turn 1 today, the past 12 months have brought media attention; medical drama; lots of help from family, friends and neighbors - and plenty of work. ...more

September 1, 2008

The parents whose home was the location of a birthday party July 29 that ended with the death of 18-year-old Gregory Kennedy have been arrested by the Sarasota County Sherriff's Office. ...more

August 14, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - There were three adults at the birthday party where 18-year-old Gregory Kennedy was killed, and one of them ended up in the hospital with a concussion after being struck by the same group of teenagers. ...more

August 1, 2008

Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal beating of Sarasota High School student Gregory Kennedy. Kennedy was taken off life support Wednesday after suffering serious injuries during a brawl that broke out at a birthday party Monday. The melee involved students from his school and Riverview High School. ...more

August 1, 2008

A summer scene of youngsters sweating it out on a hot baseball diamond or football gridiron is as common as afternoon showers in Florida. ...more

July 27, 2008

SEBRING — Tyler Shingle picked up a bowling ball at his brother's birthday party at the bowling alley and decided he might like the sport. Less than a year later, he took first place in the 2008 Florida Pepsi Youth Championship, beating out more than 800 other bowlers. "We never knew where he stood in the rankings all day, but we knew he was having a great day," said his dad Rodney Shingle. "When we found out he won the whole thing, we almost fell over. We couldn't believe it." ...more

May 26, 2008

Manatee County detectives arrested two men late Saturday night in connection with a burglary that turned deadly last week for a 74-year-old woman. ...more

May 25, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008