Quilts aren't merely used to keep warm these days. Most of them are a means of artistic expression. ...more

October 25, 2009

TOKYO - A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo's main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have been a factor. ...more

March 23, 2009

Most folks don't recognize the address 712 W. Jefferson St. But mention Laurenwood Mobile Home Park and you get a different reaction. ...more

January 22, 2009

Two St. Petersburg women were hurt when the small plane they were in skidded off a runway and crashed early Friday morning at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Pinellas County authorities said. ...more

September 13, 2008

A kite surfer who was injured after being caught in a gust of wind during Tropical Storm Fay says he doesn't remember his accident. ...more

August 24, 2008

TAMPA - Intense thunderstorm activity in southern Pinellas County this evening dropped pea- to quarter-size hail, said Nick Petro, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. ...more

June 6, 2008

There wasn't much that went wrong for Durant's Amy West on the golf course this season. The exception was that bit of trouble on the eighth hole at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland during the first round of the Class 2A state tournament. ...more

May 20, 2008

For 30 days in January, Wade Stephens III and his 20-year-old daughter, Annie, traveled in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. They shared writing, audio and photography duties as they absorbed the culture conflicts in Egypt, Tunisia, the Sinai, Ethiopia and unfolding events in Gaza, Kenya and Somalia. Annie Stephens also did an independent study project for her college's international studies curriculum. ...more

May 17, 2008

He struggled with words like "oppression" and "insufficient" and "promissory." ...more

January 22, 2008

Amy West's trouble Tuesday at the par-4 eighth hole at The Club at Eaglebrooke only seemed unfortunate at the time. By the time the Durant junior's round ended on the following hole, however, it seemed a bit symbolic. ...more

October 31, 2007