Members of the courtroom audience were completely silent as Judge Peter Estrada addressed Travis Kelton Hill III before formally sentencing him for DUI manslaughter on Monday. ...more

October 27, 2009

The tragic death of a child in Sumter County by a "pet python" is just the tip of a huge exotic, non-native animal problem. ...more

July 14, 2009

The underdogs always had Father Joseph Doyle in their corner. If you had trouble paying tuition at Jesuit High School, where he served as president for 12 years, he found a way to make up the difference. ...more

December 9, 2008

There will always be some who ignore the message. But this is no time to give up, advocates say. ...more

November 23, 2008

"I think Sean might be dead," the girlfriend said. Mike and Deb Gilbert were teaching a class at Grace Family Church in Lutz when they got the phone call in late July a year ago. Sean was their youngest child, 18 years old, beautiful and troubled. ...more

August 16, 2008

It is a tradition in which American citizens celebrate their freedom and love of country. It is also a holiday when many Temple Terrace residents are eager to display pride in their community. ...more

July 2, 2008

LAUDERHILL - A 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with fatally beating a toddler he was babysitting, police said. ...more

January 7, 2008

Dear Abby: I don't celebrate Christmas and haven't for many years. Once in a while, someone will give me a Christmas gift. (I have also received the occasional Easter gift.) ...more

December 2, 2007