A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina state trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on videotape. ...more

October 4, 2008

The 2008 officers of the Brandon Masonic Lodge No. 114 were installed at a ceremony Dec. 28 at the lodge. About 130 members and friends attended the event, which included dinner after the installation. ...more

February 14, 2008

MELBOURNE (AP) – Just as Florida's fruit shippers are entering their busy period, they've been saddled with some additional scrutiny — full-time government inspectors in the packinghouses, checking citrus for signs of canker blemishes. It's not that the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors are unwanted, but ... "I know they're just doing their job," said Jim Harvey, an owner of Harvey's Groves in Rockledge — one of Brevard County's major fruit shippers. "But it certainly is inconvenient." ...more

December 2, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Last season, Don Johnson waited patiently. He backed up former Pasco-Hernando Community College point guard Stanley Pringle, and he knew his time would come. ...more

November 7, 2007