WINTER HAVEN - One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will — carried out in public and private — almost like a litany. Young helped create Polk's countywide library system. She paid her ill sister's rent each month. She took in battered women. She established a rape recovery center. She served as Winter Haven's first female mayor. She was president of the Florida Association of Counties. She trained a racehorse. She helped protect the green swamp. She raised three children in a strong marriage. ...more

May 30, 2008

An 18-year-old Brandon man was arrested Wednesday night and charged with aggravated child abuse after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office investigators said injuries to the 3-year-old could not have happened the way he described. ...more

May 22, 2008

After four years as a varsity starter on the Durant softball team, senior catcher Kristen Jones hadn't missed a high school game. Not one. ...more

May 8, 2008

A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. ...more

February 17, 2008

A 64-year-old woman likely suffered a broken leg after she was hit by a motorcyclist who left her on the side of the road. ...more

January 22, 2008

A 64-year-old woman likely suffered a broken leg after she was hit by a motorcyclist who left her on the side of the road. ...more

January 21, 2008

Six months ago, Adrian Moran Gomez made an excruciating choice. He said goodbye to his wife and four young children in Honduras. He left them behind to work alongside his father and brothers in Lakeland. ...more

January 17, 2008

Derrick Ward, the New York Giants' leading rusher, suffered a broken leg Sunday against the Chicago Bears and will be out indefinitely. ...more

December 4, 2007

Florida State linebacker Dakoda Watson had no idea how correct he was when he said the following about Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on Saturday night. ...more

November 26, 2007

Whether it comes today against Florida Atlantic or next week against Florida State, Florida receiver Andre Caldwell is certain of one thing. No matter how hard he gets hit, no matter how badly he wants to launch the football in celebration, when catch No. 172 lands in his hands, he will not let go. ...more

November 17, 2007