Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. ...more

May 18, 2008

When John Peppe took his family out boating to troll for kingfish, he never thought he would get a close up view of a 30 foot whale. The giant aquatic mammal, believed to be a humpback whale, was spotted heading south about a half mile offshore of Sand Key Beach in Clearwater. While it is not uncommon to see the whales in the Gulf of Mexico, it is rare to see them within a few miles of the shoreline. ...more

May 3, 2008

LAKE PLACID — As firefighters battled flames Monday and Tuesday, they kept talking about defensible space. That's a minimum 30-foot no-vegetation zone around houses, barns, outbuildings and other possessions. Two hundred feet is more desirable. ...more

February 14, 2008

The city and the Hernando County Fair Association have struck a deal for a piece of property the city needs to build Governor Boulevard. ...more

February 13, 2008

The sheriff's office could have answers this week about how it handled a 911 call from a witness it thinks pinpointed the location of Michael King and Denise Lee shortly before Lee's slaying Jan. 17. ...more

February 7, 2008

The choice wasn't easy, but it was a simple one. Either jump in, or the woman clinging to the side of the Howard Frankland Bridge would certainly die. ...more

January 29, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa police officer jumped into Old Tampa Bay from the Howard Frankland Bridge on Monday night to save a woman who had been clinging to a piling and crying for help. ...more

January 29, 2008

Most customers come into Rapid Refill Ink toting an empty printer cartridge looking for ink. ...more

January 28, 2008

If your image of a garden club is limited to ladies planting azaleas in the town square, think again: The National Garden Clubs is supporting a reforestation effort that includes areas hard-hit by wildfires and other natural disasters. ...more

January 18, 2008

RIVERVIEW - The gray, misty morning along with the winter-brown dog fennel that ringed the back pasture cast a gloom over Little Creek Ranch, the scene Thursday of a senseless horse slaying. ...more

January 18, 2008