Sports stars turned out on Friday night for the fourth annual "Dick Vitale Gala" at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. ...more

May 15, 2009

An airman in Alaska has been sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of trying to force his wife to miscarry by lacing her food with ulcer medication. ...more

May 3, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was honored 100 years after he was killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 2, 2009

Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. ...more

May 2, 2009

The Braden River offense exploded for five runs in the second inning and a decisive eight more in the fifth on Friday night to run the Sebring baseball team off Firemen's Field with a 13-3 victory in the finals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. The Streaks hit the road for a regional quarterfinal match with the District 9 champion, either Bartow or Lake Wales, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. ...more

May 2, 2009

One day after saying he wouldn't travel in tight quarters because of the swine flu scare, Vice President Joe Biden rode a train Friday from Washington to Delaware. ...more

May 1, 2009

TAMPA - A few hours after learning of the arrest of University of South Florida junior tight end Trent Pupello on four felony charges, USF removed Pupello's name from the Bulls' official roster on the school's athletic department website. ...more

April 25, 2009

A Department of Children & Families staffer was found slain Friday in her Riverview home, DCF spokesman Terri Field said. ...more

April 18, 2009

Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run Friday night to become the 25th player in major-league history to reach the milestone, belting a drive to left off Milwaukee's Mitch Stetter leading off the seventh inning. ...more

April 18, 2009

A 77-year-old man was hit by a car and killed as he crossed U.S. 19 on foot Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

April 11, 2009