CLERMONT — Laura and Jim Griffin competed in the Central Florida Challenge, a half-iron distance triathlon in Clermont, on Saturday, October 20th. The actual distances were: 1.2-mile swim, 58-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. The day started out in heavy rain and wind, lending a choppy swim and making the bike course more challenging, but bringing with it temperatures a few degrees cooler than expected. The new and longer bike course was a lot hillier than the previous 56 mile course had been. There were quite a few crashes in some of the wet downhill turns. ...more

October 25, 2007

Singing and dancing despite exhaustion, the last of 3,200 miners trapped deep underground for more than a day emerged safely Thursday night, delivering a happy ending but raising questions about the safety of South Africa's important gold mines. ...more

October 5, 2007

A woman who spent eight days trapped in a wrecked vehicle has severe injuries, but her brain function is normal and she can move her arms and legs, her physician said Friday. ...more

September 29, 2007

LARGO - Two women were arrested Wednesday on animal cruelty charges after they left a Dachshund and a Pomeranian outdoors in a small crate without any water for more than two hours. The Dachshund died in the crate, said Lt. Mike Loux, of the Largo Police Department. ...more

September 27, 2007

TAMPA - The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid Baby's Bliss Gripe Water after a parasite was found in the product. ...more

September 21, 2007