We spend quite a bit of time, effort and money on picking just the right wardrobe pieces that will keep us looking our best. So it's really disappointing when a favorite blouse becomes faded, or a pair of jeans that have just the perfect fit shrink to ankle-length. Here are a few tips for preserving the beauty and "just-bought" look of your clothes so they can stay young, too. ...more

November 7, 2009

Thank heaven there are such among us as Daniel Green, who, until just a few days ago, had mastered the art of being a good cop. That is, his achievements were unrelentingly laudatory without rising to the level of newsworthiness. Oh, others noticed. Judges, case workers, satisfied civilians. But a sheriff's detective who operates by a creed of professionalism and devotion earns headlines about as often as the airline pilot with an unblemished record of routine takeoffs and landings. ...more

October 21, 2009

Ralph Daniel Wright Jr., the former sergeant at MacDill Air Force Base who stands accused in the murders of his ex-girlfriend and their 15-month-old son, accidentally left a glove behind at the murder scene, according to court documents unsealed this morning. ...more

January 6, 2009

Is Prince calling himself Prince again? Either way, he must be skipping in his megaheeled boots because it's raining purple on the runways! ...more

November 9, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 12-year-old girl from Fort Meade. Family friends dropped off Tamara Thomas at her godmother's home, 2985 Morris Drive, Bartow, about 3 p.m. Monday, sheriff's office spokeswoman Donna Wood said. Thomas has not been seen since. ...more

October 7, 2008

As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. ...more

October 4, 2008

There's only one woman she knows who was ecstatic about the comeback of this '80s fashion staple. ...more

September 12, 2008

Sarah Nieto quietly wades through a muddy, rain-swollen creek, climbs ashore opposite a foot bridge and, holding two foam-covered bamboo sticks, races across a marshy field to a spot behind a young man. ...more

July 28, 2008