A former Hernando High School football coach who left the district following allegations of inappropriately touching and drinking alcohol with students is now fighting to keep his education certification with the state. ...more

December 19, 2009

A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. ...more

January 30, 2009

A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

Some Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High parents have agreed to take a portion of the school's students "under their wings" in an effort to show them positive behaviors. ...more

January 7, 2009

TAMPA - Summer enrollment is up at the University of South Florida, but every number tells a story. ...more

July 14, 2008

A powerful suicide blast killed at least 15 people in and injured dozens of others here Sunday evening, shortly after a large protest rally marking the one-year anniversary of the government forces' raid on a radical mosque. Most of the dead were police officers. ...more

July 7, 2008

AVON PARK — Incoming college freshmen wouldn't normally think of off-campus housing as a necessity unless they're heading to one of the larger state universities, but South Florida Community College actually has a need for it. The Jacaranda Hotel's women's dormitory was booked through the school year that ended in May, said Don Appelquist, the executive director of the SFCC Foundation. Even though 10 apartments were left for the men, he anticipates nearly all of the men's dorms will be booked as well before August. Jacaranda, operated by SFCC, houses 35 male and 35 female students who live outside of the Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties, even though Appelquist said an occasional student from DeSoto might prefer taking courses at the main Avon Park campus without taking the commute. Most of the out-of-district students attend SFCC to join one of the athletic teams. ...more

June 5, 2008

In its 50 years, Egypt Lake Elementary has seen six principals, thousands of students, dozens of portable classrooms and a school expansion. Its early years offered no air conditioning, and cows and horses roamed farmland across Sligh Avenue where apartments stand today. ...more

May 31, 2008

In its 50 years, Egypt Lake Elementary has seen six principals, thousands of students, dozens of portable classrooms and a school expansion. Its early years offered no air conditioning, and cows and horses roamed farmland across Sligh Avenue where apartments stand today. ...more

May 24, 2008

Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. ...more

May 4, 2008