Detectives on Sunday arrested four teenagers and a 21-year-old man in the fatal beating of a Lakeland bar owner that erupted after a fight over a football game, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 13, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Cultural growth continues in St. Petersburg, as evidenced by today's announcement that the Arts Center is receiving a $1 million grant toward its redevelopment, which will include a museum of high-profile glass artist Dale Chihuly. ...more

January 10, 2008

A Ruskin man committed suicide Sunday at SouthShore Regional Library in Sun City Center, officials said. ...more

January 8, 2008

To ensure that a broader audience can take part in the festivities, the promoters of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival have booked a bigger venue in 2008. ...more

December 12, 2007

An 18-year-old man was recovering Wednesday from a gunshot wound after a shooting at Branchwood and Joe King roads, north of State Road 60 in the Bealsville area, officials said. ...more

November 29, 2007

PLANT CITY - An 18-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound stemming from a shooting at Branchwood and Joe King roads, north of State Road 60 in the Bealsville area, officials said. ...more

November 28, 2007

Now with a larger location, the West Pasco Pregnancy Center is expanding into a medical center by adding ultrasound procedures and other services. ...more

November 26, 2007

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday to rebuild Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged coast, but help wasn't coming fast enough for thousands of homeless survivors who fought over meager rice handouts. ...more

November 22, 2007

Now with a larger location, the West Pasco Pregnancy Center is expanding into a medical center by adding ultrasound procedures and other services. Women who are pregnant 7 to 20 weeks can get a free picture of their unborn babies Nov. 27 through Dec. 8, according to Marion Bauer, executive director of the nonprofit agency. ...more

November 21, 2007

Advocates for the disabled are pushing Walt Disney World and SeaWorld Orlando to lift a ban on the use of Segways at the theme parks, saying the scooters give people who can't walk a degree of personal freedom not afforded by wheelchairs. ...more

October 14, 2007