N'DJAMENA, Chad - A Chadian court convicted six French aid workers of trying to kidnap 103 African children and sentenced them Wednesday to eight years of forced labor. ...more

December 27, 2007

Salvation Army Maj. Richard Hathorn knew when and where it would happen, but he still doesn't know who slipped the $1,000 bill into one of the charity's Christmas kettles. ...more

December 25, 2007

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has announced plans to introduce federal legislation to better regulate embedded giving, the fast-growing fundraising practice that involves building a gift to charity into everyday purchases. "We need to ensure that charity is not being used solely as a sales pitch," Menendez said in a statement. ...more

December 16, 2007

No Place To Raise Money Regarding "Plates Should I.D. Vehicles, Nothing Else" (Our Opinion, Dec. 3): ...more

December 8, 2007

Almost done with the holiday shopping? There's still time to enter our holiday photo contest. The contest ends at midnight Dec. 31. ...more

December 4, 2007

No one denies that trees are cool. But must we say so on a Florida license plate? ...more

December 3, 2007

Members of the Newcomers of Northwest Hillsborough recently made a $600 donation to the Southeastern Guide Dog School in Palmetto. ...more

November 17, 2007

Do you know a child hero? St. Joseph's Children's Hospital is taking nominations for their 11th annual Kids Are Heroes campaign, which awards children, between 5-18, who have shown extraordinary courage or charity. ...more

October 30, 2007

EDITOR'S NOTE: This occasional series spotlights local school principals. This week's column features Dennis Mayo, principal at Turkey Creek Middle School, 5005 Turkey Creek Road. The school's telephone number is (813) 757-9442. ...more

October 29, 2007

George and Cassandra Banning hosted the Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club's first Halloween Howl party for charity in 2006 at their Walden Lake home. A second one is planned for Saturday, with profits going to Unity in the Community, which helps Plant City area people in need. It's not too late to buy a ticket for this year's Halloween Howl party starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Banning home, 2506 Clubhouse Drive, Plant City. The festivities include a buffet, cocktails, silent auction, door prizes and costume contests. Tickets are $75 per person. For information, call (813) 752-1078. ...more

October 24, 2007