As the sun begins to set, 14-year-old Kelsey Morris slides into a pink-and-white leather motorbike suit and leaps onto a Honda 125, which stands nearly eye-level with the 5-foot-3, 125-pound teen. ...more

March 16, 2009

The heart begins to race, as the body is amped up with adrenaline in anticipation of taming a track that has yet to be tamed. ...more

December 9, 2008

Carl Edwards looks at the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races of 2008 and sees nothing but opportunity. ...more

November 2, 2008

Hurricane Gustav caused billions in damages back in September, with the winds and rain paving a path of destruction from Louisiana to Illinois. ...more

October 14, 2008

For some in the audience Saturday, a tractor pull was something fresh and new. ...more

October 6, 2008

Dirt-bike track owner Bob Wood led a protest Tuesday to focus attention on what he says is unfair treatment by county commissioners, who shut down his 8-acre dirt track two weeks ago. ...more

July 23, 2008

Tony Stewart won his own charity dirt-track race Wednesday, leading nearly the entire way. ...more

June 5, 2008

It's partly for charity, partly for fun, partly for pure love of racing. And Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream is about one more thing: Bragging rights. ...more

June 4, 2008

AVON PARK — Looking confident and excited, the Avon Park High School Class of 2008, 199 strong, proudly accepted their diplomas at Friday night's graduation ceremony. Parents, relatives, teachers and administrators, applauded the accomplishment of the seniors at the commencement exercises at the South Florida Community College Auditorium. Principal Stu Guthrie said "I would like to thank the Class of 2008 for their hard work and dedication that they have shown over the past 13 years. They've faced adversity, trials and tribulations on their way to the top and their graduation here tonight — so we are extremely proud." Salutatorian Casey Lynn McKibben used his absence, due to participation in a national ATV competition, to his advantage with a cleverly produced video. ...more

May 31, 2008

AUTO RACING Brooksville's Daniel Webster pursues his life-long passion for racing at Citrus County Speedway.   ...more

May 22, 2008