GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller. ...more

January 25, 2009

A fisherman who had loaded too much mullet in his vessel and had run out of gas needed to be rescued Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, St. Petersburg fire officials said. ...more

January 2, 2009

This is one bird that officials at Penn State University don't want to see at Thanksgiving. ...more

November 27, 2008

Report: Fleeing TransAm Tops 100 mph WEEKI WACHEE - A chase that hit top speeds of more than100 mph Sunday afternoon resulted in felony charges for the driver. ...more

October 28, 2008

SEBRING — The first asphalt plant owned and operated by a local government in Florida's history is under construction at the Highlands County Waste Management's 1,000-acre landfill. Ken Wheeler, director of the county's solid waste management department, said the plant should go into production by late June or early July. Asphalt paving costs are expected to be reduced between 10 to 20 percent at the plant, which will also add several forms of recycling to Highlands County's waste disposal system. First, methane gas, produced by garbage decomposing underground at the landfill, will no longer be burned off by flares. Instead, the gas will be used as the fuel to run the asphalt plant. ...more

June 10, 2008

A Hillsborough County deputy has resigned amid allegations he beat a suspect on the head with a pair of handcuffs and then punched the man after he was restrained, according to sheriff's documents. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy has resigned amid allegations he beat a suspect on the head with a pair of handcuffs and then punched the man after he was restrained, according to sheriff's documents. ...more

October 31, 2007

U.S. coach Greg Ryan is bracing for Brazil. He knows the semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female player. ...more

September 24, 2007