Twelve Fred Wild Elementary students had been taken out of school early by their parents by 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

An era came to an end last spring when coach Mike Cobb retired after 14 years at the helm of the Avon Park softball team. ...more

February 6, 2009

Like most of their House colleagues, Tampa Bay lawmakers split along party lines Wednesday on the economic stimulus package. ...more

January 29, 2009

New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been accidentally shot in the leg at a nightclub, it was reported Saturday. ...more

November 29, 2008

The next generation of players on the U.S. women's national team has officially arrived. Without anyone named Mia, Brandi or Joy, this new group won an Olympic gold medal in the Beijing Games. ...more

November 8, 2008

The Detroit Lions fired president Matt Millen, more than seven years after the former linebacker and TV analyst took over one of the NFL's most mediocre franchises and made it the worst. ...more

September 25, 2008

Filled with college football rivalries, sunny skies and little rain, this glorious weekend belies a behemoth churning toward Florida. ...more

September 6, 2008

Police Chief Russell Barnes resigned Tuesday morning, less than an hour before the city council was scheduled to decide whether to fire him. ...more

August 20, 2008

Police Chief Russell Barnes resigned this morning, effectively immediately. ...more

August 19, 2008

SEBRING — Dale Roger Leland was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to six and a half years in prison as friends and family members gave testimony, vouching for the man they said was an "outstanding" man and former church deacon. ...more

November 1, 2007