THE DIFFERENCE: After falling behind 7-0 early in the game, Keswick (2-3) scored 35 unanswered points on its way to a victory against Cambridge (0-5) at Jefferson High's field. ...more

October 4, 2008

The number of people applying for food stamps in Florida has skyrocketed. At the food stamp application processing center the phones are ringing off the hook. The call volume has risen to 120,000 a day, 40,000 more than a year ago. The number of Floridians using the program is up more than 20 percent statewide and more than 60 percent in some areas. ...more

September 30, 2008

Polk Community College shut down its two campuses Monday, fearing a gunman might be en route. ...more

September 23, 2008

Polk Community College shut down its two campuses today, fearing an armed gunman might be en route. Law enforcement learned there was a credible threat that someone might bring a gun onto the Winter Haven campus and harm someone, Winter Haven police spokesman Brad Coleman said. He said the threats came from a 39-year-old student who works on campus. ...more

September 22, 2008

TAMPA Police broke up a home burglary today and, in the process, arrested three teenagers they say are linked to a string of burglaries and car thefts. ...more

August 30, 2008

When Melvin Garcia was sent to prison almost a decade ago on a racketeering conviction, he had never used a computer. Now he sends 50 e-mails a month from a federal prison in West Virginia, punctuating notes with emoticons. ...more

August 17, 2008

Chris Harris, 10, a member of Xtreme Youth Ministries at Palma Ceia United Methodist Church, launched a recycling project during the recent vacation Bible school. It's the second year in a row he has developed and managed a church-wide recycling project. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA - She was the city's first black female officer and a mother figure to countless kids in East Tampa. Patricia "Pat" Pierce Coleman died Wednesday. She was 75. ...more

June 13, 2008

Coleman Middle School recently recognized 29 eighth-graders with a limousine ride to lunch at Lee Roy Selmon's and commemorative medals for receiving perfect scores on the FCAT Writes test. ...more

May 31, 2008

Three weeks after her husband was shot to death outside the Groovy Mule bottle club, Sesily Coleman has been able to rest only three to four hours a night. ...more

February 10, 2008