It's Sunday - Father's Day - and here I am sitting in front of my new 50-inch Bluetooth High Definition TV the Frau surprised me with this morning, getting ready to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the final pairing for the U.S. Open. ...more

June 15, 2008

It began with popping sounds coming from the dryer and smoke billowing from the roof vent. ...more

June 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas sheriff's deputies said that when they went to the home of Adamantios Tsakos on Thursday evening, they found two victims. One was the 54-year-old man's 17-year-old daughter, who authorities said was beaten by Tsakos with a 2-foot-4-inch-long stick. ...more

May 30, 2008

Lisa Freiberg loved animals and her children. She hated drugs. When she brought Edward Covington into her life, he brought drugs and took everything she loved. ...more

May 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Wearing seat belts prevented Lake Placid Police Chief Phil Williams and his wife Margie from being seriously injured on Sunday afternoon on County Road 621 near Holmes Road. "My wife called out, 'Lookout, he's stopping,'" Williams said Monday morning. ...more

February 25, 2008

Here's a quiz for cartoon lovers: What do you get when you combine "The Simpsons'" acerbic pop culture references, "Family Guy's" irony and the broad slapstick humor of "SpongeBob SquarePants"? ...more

February 8, 2008

Mick Elliott's The Flip Side ...more

January 13, 2008

When elected officials repeatedly miss public meetings and workshops over a period of months, even due to illness, it's time they step down because they're not doing their jobs effectively. And they need to muster the courage to admit it. ...more

December 2, 2007

The big double doors at the front of the house opened, and Karoline and Ben Byler walked into the foyer with the first of their sextuplets to come home. Brady Christopher, toted in his car seat by mom, was quickly greeted by sister Zoe, 4, and the family dog, Sasha. ...more

October 19, 2007

WESLEY CHAPEL - The big double doors at the front of the house opened, and Karoline and Ben Byler walked into the foyer with the first of their sextuplets to come home. Brady Christopher, toted in his car seat by mom, was quickly greeted by sister Zoe, 4, and the family dog, Sasha. ...more

October 18, 2007