A convicted killer and sex offender from Manatee County was fatally shot in St. Petersburg last week. ...more

January 27, 2009

Repairs are expected to begin today on the southbound lanes of the 56th Street bridge, which has been closed since Thursday after workers replacing a handrail noticed the road and four of the bridge's beams had separated by an inch or two. ...more

January 26, 2009

SEBRING Frank Gugliemi, a 15-year resident, was re-elected Friday evening as a supervisor of the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District. ...more

January 25, 2009

Bone-chilling cold temperatures Thursday - not to mention having to remove frost from vehicle windows - didn't seem to deter people from visiting the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo's opening day at Sebring Regional Airport. ...more

January 24, 2009

Nature Coast Technical High's concert band was rolling smoothly through "A Welsh Rhapsody" Friday morning when Chris Hinkle dropped his hands. ...more

January 24, 2009

The grandfather of a slain Florida toddler was taken to a hospital early Friday morning after he was reported missing and sparked concerns that he might be suicidal. ...more

January 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio made an impassioned pitch Friday for a Tampa-centric rail plan to members of TBARTA, the region's transportation authority, saying the system's first leg could be built in five or six years if approved by voters in a 2010 referendum. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Christmas shopping season often can put a colorful coating on an otherwise rotten economy. ...more

January 24, 2009