A.J. Stathas went to bed Friday night full of hope. "Daddy," the 10-year-old said to his father, Allen, owner of Cars Unlimited at 201. W. Fletcher Ave., "wake me up at midnight. We'll drive down, and they will be there." ...more

June 15, 2008

A.J. Stathas went to bed last night full of hope. ...more

June 14, 2008

A 45-year-old Port Richey man was arrested Tuesday, accused of a hit-and-run accident that sent an 11-year-old girl to a hospital. ...more

June 5, 2008

Sometime just before dawn today, a 56-year-old woman either in a wheelchair or walking behind it on her daily visit to an herbal healer was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Winter Haven. ...more

June 3, 2008

Regarding "Congregation Weeps For Pastor, His Son" (front page, May 14): Forrest Pollock will be remembered by the greater Brandon community as a leader who inspired many and whose faith in the Lord helped to focus the church he led. But to the neighborhood to which he belonged, he will be remembered as Dawn's husband and the father to Brooke, Courtney, Preston, Hope, Blake, and Kirk. He was the neighbor at the end of the circle, who took evening walks with his wife, borrowed your shovel to do some landscaping, and drove a little too fast around the corners. He was a man who always showed interest in the lives of his neighbors and his neighbors' children. ...more

May 19, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start our long summer simmer. ...more

May 12, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start summer. ...more

May 11, 2008

Editor: Little good deeds can make a big difference. I am writing this to thank the people who worked together and saved my life by caring. ...more

February 12, 2008

The frenzy of parading started Saturday night and didn't end until dawn Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual Carnival. Dancers dressed as slaves push a huge float representing the ship that brought the Portuguese royal family to Brazil two centuries ago. Hundreds of drummers in golden conquistador outfits propelled the 4,500-member group from Mocidade de Independente down the parading lane of Rio's "Sambadrome," an 85,000-seat venue built for the annual samba "school" competition. ...more

February 5, 2008

The plan was to pay her dues, then worry about getting paid. For Justeen Patton, that all changed with a phone call from her mom. ...more

January 23, 2008