TAMPA - One minute Catarina Felix was at a stop sign in Fort Myers on July 4. Seconds later, the back seat of her car was filled with smoke, fire and screams from her two toddlers. ...more

July 9, 2008

An Avon Park woman was free Tuesday on $5,000 bail, after a dispute over finances with her husband turned violent and sheriff's investigators say a handgun was fired. ...more

July 9, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District's 16-county region has weathered more than two and a half years of drought. And, unfortunately, there are no guarantees that this summer's rainy season will finally put an end to the long dry spell. ...more

July 3, 2008

No need to change the timer on that irrigation system just yet. The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board on Tuesday extended once-per-week watering restrictions through Sept. 30. ...more

June 25, 2008

Give credit to the folks who loved gill nets in 1994. They never gave up. Today, 14 years after a majority of Florida's citizens passed a constitutional amendment to get rid of entangling nets, the die-hard netters are still trying to find a way around the ruling. ...more

June 4, 2008

The last quarter moon phase will arrive Wednesday, but instead of the usual affect –– a terrific late afternoon bite –– we'll see the start of an exceptional early morning bite because the distance from the moon from the earth is greater than in recent months. Expect the afternoon bite to diminish quickly each day and be non-existent by Wednesday, replaced by the rapid improvement of the early morning bite. To take full advantage, be on the water by 6 a.m., working areas of proven migration. Remember, the vegetation uses oxygen at night during the summer months which means the larger fish will be on the outside edges and covering more distance in their search for food. As the water heats up during the day, be expecting to move into the vegetation, as these areas start to produce oxygen and shade resulting in the food chain moving into the area. ...more

May 25, 2008

There was a blinding flash when the 82-millimeter mortar shell fired by insurgents landed on the rooftop of a building in Al Yusififah, a dangerous piece of real estate 25 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. The shell landed about five feet from U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ivan Castro. ...more

February 11, 2008

After flying nearly 1,200 miles, 17 endangered whooping cranes touched down in Marion County this morning. ...more

January 27, 2008

Harold was teeing off from the back tees. On his down-swing, he suddenly realized that his wife, Judy, was about to tee off from the red tees, directly in his path. Unable to stop his down swing he nailed the ball, hit Judy directly in the right temple, killing her instantly. A few days later Harold received a call from the coroner concerning her autopsy . "Harold, your wife seems to have died from blunt force trauma to the head. You said you hit a golf ball and struck her in the temple. Is that correct? "Yes sir," Harold replied, "that's correct." "Well, Harold, I also found a large bruise on Judy's right hip. Do you know anything about that?" "Yes sir," Harold said, "That would have been my mulligan. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA - Police are investigating the slaying of 36-year-old Claude Lee Kegler, who was found stabbed to death Sunday in the bedroom of his Temple Crest apartment. ...more

December 16, 2007