Turns out a fairway makes a pretty decent landing strip. A two-passenger plane crashed on a fairway in Lakewood Estates in south St. Petersburg shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. The plane lost part of a wing, but the pilot was able to walk away without injuries. ...more

December 25, 2009

No one was injured in a DeSoto City house fire Sunday morning that started in the fireplace and spread to the attic. ...more

December 22, 2009

There wasn't much left after a fire fully engulfed a home Friday morning off Van Pelt Road. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Avon Park boys basketball team continued its perfect start to the season, beating Desoto, 53-43, on Friday night to improve to 4-0 this season. ...more

December 7, 2009

Troy Carter has been around the sport of boxing for most of his life and working with young boxers is his passion. ...more

December 1, 2009

Electrical issues appear to be the cause of a small fire that damaged a mobile home Tuesday afternoon at the Lake Josephine RV park. ...more

November 19, 2009

Six years hasn't been long enough to settle debate about a proposed condominium tower on Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

November 11, 2009

Tampa Bay area residents looking for new areas to explore outside our beautiful beaches and exciting amusement parks have tens of thousands of acres of land within easy reach. ...more

October 31, 2009

President Barack Obama is in the small town of Arcadia, where is delivering an energy policy speech at a solar power plant. ...more

October 27, 2009

Of all the places for President Barack Obama to visit, Arcadia seems like it wouldn't make the list. But we're glad our president will be making it down to our neck of the woods. Maybe he'll see or hear something that opens his eyes to the realities of rural areas like ours. ...more

October 25, 2009