Re: Controlled burns and wild pigs. Mr. Quehl must be new to Florida since he doesn't know what a "controlled burn" is and how it will benefit him in the future. He certainly needs to contact the phone number the editor provided him to gain this knowledge, along with the reason why the helicopters dropped water at the end of the day. ...more

May 10, 2008

A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. ...more

May 3, 2008

As flames consumed her home and prevented her parents from helping, a quick-thinking 12-year-old girl saved two younger siblings Saturday by kicking out a second-story window and easing them down, firefighters said. ...more

February 24, 2008

Girls Tennis: ...more

February 23, 2008

Two controlled burns authorized by the Department of Forestry are burning nearly 200 acres in Pasco County today. ...more

February 20, 2008

Addressing his inclusion in the Mitchell Report for the first time, Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca acknowledged what he called "a mistake" - without coming right out and explaining exactly what he was apologizing for. ...more

February 17, 2008

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - A second dog has died as a result of a fire that police say started when a despondent ex-boyfriend set himself on fire in a sport utility vehicle outside his ex-girlfriend's home. ...more

January 28, 2008

Google Maps' directions never send me on I-66 inside Washington's Beltway, even when that's obviously the fastest route. Why doesn't that site like this highway? ...more

December 31, 2007

SEBRING — Two large controlled fires in southern Polk County may produce smoke and haze in the northern part of Highlands County. ...more

December 17, 2007

The 3-year-old boy left the unlocked apartment and was exposed to great danger while walking near a busy street, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 11, 2007