It was with much pleasure that I received a thank you e-mail from Col. James Purvis, saying how thankful he was of the five boxes full of goodies that our American Legion Auxiliary Unit 69 had sent to the troops. Purvis further said that he would see that his forward units, who don't get much mail, got the boxes and that only someone who has served in the military would know the full impact of what the boxes mean. Purvis is the son of Gayle Purvis Nyburg and brother of Lt. Jess Purvis with the sheriff's office. ...more

December 5, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Kids R Kids School of Learning held its second annual Thanksgiving Family Feast on Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2007

St. Petersburg police are asking for help identifying the people who broke into a cellular phone store Tuesday night. ...more

November 14, 2007

Highlands Little Theatre has done it once more, put on a production to rave about. The night of entertainment we enjoyed Saturday night as we tried to figure out "who done it" in their production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" was nothing short of amazing. ...more

November 7, 2007

A man who was looking through a dumpster behind a Sarasota Blockbuster video store found several boxes of paper with sensitive financial information from customers. ...more

October 22, 2007

It only seems appropriate that a speedy receiver would become attached to a dog named 'Blast.' ...more

October 17, 2007

After months of frustration, a mother of a soldier in Iraq has found someone to ship about 80,000 cans of Silly String to the troops, who use the foamy substance to detect trip wires on bombs. ...more

October 16, 2007

A lawyer for one of O.J. Simpson's co-defendants in an armed robbery case said Friday that his client will plead guilty Monday to a reduced charge and testify against Simpson and four others. ...more

October 13, 2007

Nothing says 'trick or treat' quite like a severed hand and foot roasting on a barbecue grill. And nothing warms the mischievous Halloween heart as much as - Are you sitting down? - a high-tech, remote control whoopee cushion. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - Sunday afternoon, the situation at Metropolitan Ministries was dire: There was only a day's worth of food remaining at the Florida Avenue food pantry. ...more

October 9, 2007