Traffic on North Dale Mabry Highway between Interstate 275 and Laurel Street will be rerouted between midnight and 5 a.m. the rest of this week. ...more

November 17, 2008

The prosecutor and the victim's family want a judge to reduce the sentence of a man who participated in the slaying of a Haines City police officer nearly 11 years ago. But Christopher Gamble told the judge he deserves to spend the rest of his life behind bars for what he did. ...more

November 15, 2008

The prosecutor and the victim's family want a judge to reduce the sentence of a man who participated in the killing of a Haines City police officer nearly 11 years ago. ...more

November 14, 2008

Being a caregiver is mostly a thankless, lonely job particularly if you yourself are not in good health. You lose touch with many friends, you don't get to go out except for business and any spare time is spent writing, reading, talking to friends on the phone or resting (I get very little sleep at night.) On Oct. 10, something happened with was a nightmare come true; I won't get into details. I thought, this can't be happening, it can't be true. I'll never forget it. Thanks to angels like Deputy D. Wilson, social services, S. Richards, friends Red and Tom Travison, Clare Schuler, Dr. E. Palosky and staff, who tried to bring closure to this event. Our son Jerry spent his days off from work making numerous phone calls to help me. Our son John and wife Donna called long distance. God bless you all. I hope no one ever goes through what I did. ...more

October 26, 2008

Former Tampa Bay fullback Mike Alstott finally received a sensational sendoff that paralleled his career. ...more

October 20, 2008

Two roads within a quarter-mile radius of each other will soon be closed for the evening. ...more

October 8, 2008

Sunday was not a day of rest for the Florida Gators. After Saturday's stunning home loss to underdog Ole Miss, Coach Urban Meyer called an evening practice on the team's usual off day and then canceled Monday's drills. ...more

September 30, 2008

First James Cameron died, and now they've closed his museum. ...more

August 14, 2008

One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed. Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for photographers. ...more

August 10, 2008

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday that costs related to its closure of 600 underperforming stores led it to post a loss for its fiscal third quarter. ...more

July 31, 2008