Polk County deputies are helping search for a boater on Lake Kissimmee. Robert Willis Whitchard, 38, of Winter Haven, launched his airboat Saturday at the River Ranch Hunt Club's boat ramp, deputies say. ...more

October 20, 2008

Authorities are seeking a Weeki Wachee man whom they say passed himself off as a pediatrician. ...more

September 16, 2008

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are asking the public for help in identifying a man hit by a car this morning in Dover. A vehicle driven by Marcos Alfonzo Ramirez, 21, struck the man about 2:20 a.m. near Bethlehem and Haynes roads, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 7, 2008

A man implied he had a gun and robbed a Wachovia bank in Temple Terrace this Tuesday morning, Temple Terrace police say. ...more

September 2, 2008

CLAIR-MEL - It was nothing as momentous as the biblical brothers Andrew and Peter casting aside their fishing nets to become disciples of Jesus. ...more

August 20, 2008

In the past two seasons, Matt Grothe has led the University of South Florida to back-to-back school-record nine-win seasons. ...more

August 10, 2008

A group of Columbus Clippers is playing poker in the cramped clubhouse at Harbor Park, their bodies hunched over a table and the cards pressed to their faces. None are recognizable, except the one with the bald pate and blond goatee. That is Mike Bacsik, a journeyman pitcher better known as the man who gave up Barry Bonds' 756th home run - the one that broke Hank Aaron's career record. ...more

August 7, 2008

Warning signs welcomed by community. ...more

July 29, 2008

WINTER HAVEN A man walked into a convenience store about 11 p.m. Monday and asked the cashier if he could exchange two dimes and a nickel for a quarter, deputies said. ...more

July 22, 2008

I finally got my first taste of stress in the kitchen last week in an "Iron Chef"-like competition against Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe. I affectionately refer to him as my "one degree from Justin Timberlake" as he's Sexyback's executive chef in New York. ...more

June 25, 2008