Sgt. Sally Vega's ability to speak Spanish makes her an asset to the Avon Park Police Department, whether in gaining the confidence of suspects who can't speak English or catching those who only pretend that they don't. ...more

December 13, 2009

The Bucs defense has been playing a little better since Coach Raheem Morris replaced Jim Bates as defensive coordinator a few weeks ago, and that has Morris thinking of holding on to those coordinator duties. ...more

December 10, 2009

If Friday night's Class 4A regional quarterfinal at Tarpon Springs was a prize fight, the refs would have called this one by the second round. ...more

December 4, 2009

As one of America's leading and most experienced road racers, Darren Law is more than qualified to speak on the challenges of Sebring International Raceway. Law will drive at the 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida, the 100th American Le Mans Series race, with Flying Lizard Motorsports and Porsche in GT2. It is especially appropriate to ask Law about Sebring as he was on the grid for the 12 Hours in 1999, the first race of the Series. Time flies when you're having fun, right Darren? ...more

March 10, 2009

Florida's revenue could plummet $1.5 billion lower than predicted a few months ago -- to $3.3 billion -- a conference of state economists suggested this morning. ...more

November 21, 2008

TAMPA -- Greg Leclair scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, including an electrifying 78-yard punt return with 2:30 remaining, as Brandon earned a 14-13 come-from-behind victory at Sickles. ...more

August 30, 2008

For Andy Bonjokian, a summer of anticipation is complete, and during the Avon Park football team's first day of fall practice on Monday, it was simply time to get down to business. ...more

August 14, 2008

Just about everyone has an emergency room horror story to tell, or one they have heard. Randy Spivey is no exception. ...more

August 13, 2008

A nurse at the Zephyrhills Correctional Institution was arrested early this morning on charges of armed trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, Tampa police say. Oberdella Melvin, 46, was arrested at 12:25 a.m. A search warrant was executed at her home, 1105 Facet View Way in Valrico. ...more

July 23, 2008

No one working with even a minimal amount of intelligence can really believe that allowing perhaps 20 million illegal immigrants to remain in this nation is a good thing. ...more

July 9, 2008