NBC's ambitious drama series "Kings" may have been inspired by the biblical story of David, but it plays like a futuristic fantasy. ...more

March 13, 2009

The number of people in need has swollen so much that Nativity Food Pantry volunteers must distribute lottery numbers to residents waiting in line each Thursday afternoon to receive help. ...more

January 21, 2009

All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush in a White House visit Monday that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come. ...more

November 11, 2008

Wendy Richmond earned a six-figure salary selling expensive homes in Manatee and Sarasota counties during the real estate boom. She bought pearls for her mother and paid cash for her husband's laser eye surgery. ...more

October 13, 2008

Chalk one up for Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite of Brooksville. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving an Oct. 11 home invasion. ...more

January 15, 2008

AUBURNDALE - Polk County sheriff's detectives have released composite sketches of two suspects in an Auburndale home invasion Thursday. ...more

October 16, 2007

Two men wearing business suits forced their way into a Polk County woman's home in the middle of the day, punched her several times and demanded to know where she kept her safe, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 12, 2007