Jacob Rivers had a star-studded year. The Walker Middle School sixth-grader was one of 152 students from the United States and five other countries selected to attend a diabetes awareness conference in Washington in June. More than 1,500 children applied to attend. ...more

December 30, 2009

Jacob Rivers had a star-studded year. The Walker Middle School sixth-grader was one of 152 students from the United States and five other countries selected to attend a diabetes awareness conference in Washington in June. More than 1,500 children applied to attend. ...more

December 30, 2009

The baby is starting treatment in Gainesville for a genetic disorder without a cure. ...more

March 26, 2009

She was such an easygoing baby, always smiling and giggling. So when Olivia Salinas suddenly became fussy at 6 months old, her parents, Ryan Salinas, 24, and Michelle Burruezo, 20, of Brandon, knew something was amiss. ...more

March 25, 2009

A photo of 20-year Valrico residents Karen and Charles Henderson hangs above a booth at the Beef 'O'Brady's restaurant on East State Road 60 in Valrico. ...more

March 4, 2009

As the Laureate Epsilon Beta Brandon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi started its new year at the annual Beginning Day luncheon Aug. 23, members reflected on the accomplishments of the past year and plans for the future. ...more

September 17, 2008

Sylvia Stinson Perez truly knows how her clients feel at Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind. ...more

September 3, 2008

Sylvia Stinson Perez truly knows how her clients feel at Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind. ...more

August 23, 2008

"Burn Zone," by James O. Born (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.95) ...more

February 17, 2008

Sam Piazza placed his arm around Gaither High senior guard Eddie Munoz and smiled. ...more

February 5, 2008