A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident that killed 153 people. ...more

August 22, 2008

Bounce, bounce, bounce ... for 24 hours. That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record. ...more

August 3, 2008

Two Avon Park boys were in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice on Thursday after they were arrested and charged with burglary of a home in the 100 block of Southland Court, where Avon Park police say they stole some video games. ...more

August 1, 2008

Two Avon Park boys were in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice on Thursday after they were arrested and charged with burglary of a home in the 100 block of Southland Court where Avon Park police say they stole some video games. ...more

July 31, 2008

Federal authorities say a 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor drove to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - A 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor is accused by federal authorities of driving to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys over the Internet so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 25, 2008

Every year boys ages 7 to 14 can participate in Major League Baseball's free Pitch, Hit and Run competition. ...more

July 15, 2008

Mother and baby are fine, but the father is still a bit shaken after his fourth child was born, this one on the living room carpet in the family's Palencia Apartments home. ...more

July 5, 2008

Mother and baby are fine, but the father is still a bit shook up after their fourth child was born, this one on the living room carpet, in their Palencia Apartments home. ...more

July 4, 2008

AVON PARK — Raymond Aguilar walked to the mound with a noticeable limp. ...more

June 5, 2008