Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. ...more

July 6, 2008

OKEECHOBEE –– Steven Flowers always plays with plenty of emotion. It's what fuels his game, and most of the time, it fuels his teammates as well. The fuel tank was near empty when Flowers walked off the field after the Avon Park All-Stars fell 13-2 in a five-inning, mercy-rule game to the Okeechobee All-Stars in the Dixie 13-year-old boys District 8 tournament at the Okeechobee Sports Complex on Saturday. "This is not how I know we can play," Flowers said. "I'm not happy with the way I played or the outcome. I know we can play a lot better baseball than that." The opening day jitters may have been to blame, as the Avon Park squad looked to be off their game, especially at the plate, where they managed just four hits against Okeechobee's Alex Estremera. "We had plenty of chances to make things happen," Flowers said. "But we couldn't capitalize on any of their mistakes." ...more

June 30, 2008

For the better part of 11 months, Oren Koules had to bite his tongue. As part of the original ownership group that attempted to purchase the Lightning in August, Koules expended a tremendous amount of time and energy in his pursuit of the team. ...more

June 23, 2008

Mexico City's Human Rights Commission cited evidence Sunday that police might have partly blocked the exit at a nightclub where a stampede killed 12 people, including a 13-year-old girl. ...more

June 23, 2008

SANFORD - Officials say everyone is safe after a Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport because of a smoky odor in the cabin. ...more

June 15, 2008

Two officials named in a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

June 14, 2008

Hospital patients in wheelchairs and on stretchers were evacuated in the middle of the night as the biggest flood Cedar Rapids has seen swamped more than 400 blocks Friday and all but cut off the supply of clean drinking water in the city of 120,000. ...more

June 14, 2008

Owner Colleen Wolfe unlocked and opened the front door at Sugar Plum First Class Preschool tentatively yet eagerly Friday afternoon. ...more

June 7, 2008

HUDSON -- Owner Colleen Wolfe unlocked and opened the front door at Sugar Plum First Class Preschool on Friday afternoon. "Come on in. I want to walk you around and show you that we're set up to prevent something like this from happening," she said. "Something like this" was Thursday's arrest of 29-year-old preschool teacher Brian Michael Lane on allegations he fondled a 4-year-old boy during nap time. ...more

June 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - High school seniors will get their reward this week for all those years of classroom time. ...more

June 4, 2008