Clearwater police arrested 10 people in an undercover prostitution and drug sting early this morning, said public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. ...more

May 7, 2009

This morning's cold should mark the end of a string of freezing nights that battered the state's farmers and kept residents shivering as far south as the Everglades. ...more

January 23, 2009

Ridgewood forward Lukas Poderis slammed and jammed the Rams to a 74-56 victory Monday night against Palm Harbor University by dominating the paint and scoring a game-high 29 points. ...more

December 29, 2008

A father-and-son volunteer project "is like a dream come true" for the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. ...more

June 13, 2008

SEBRING — An Orlando man allegedly told authorities he knew he was driving with a suspended license after he attempted to elude Highlands County Sheriff's deputies Sunday afternoon by traveling against traffic at a high rate of speed on U.S. 27. ...more

February 11, 2008

It's so easy to miss. For years, the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens remained a closely guarded secret of die-hard fanciers of flora and of college students seeking relaxation and refuge from their tight schedules. ...more

January 27, 2008

Governor Crist and the Legislature are not dumb people. They have to know, deep down, that a state can't lock in property tax rates at 1995 levels for 40 percent of its tax base and survive for very long in an economic and real estate downturn. Common sense needs to make a comeback in the economics of our state, and common sense tells us that Amendment One is in no way a serious attempt at true property tax reform for the future of the state of Florida and our own hometown communities. ...more

January 25, 2008

Defying Common Sense Regarding "Illegal Immigrants Costly To States" (Nation/World, Dec. 19): ...more

December 27, 2007

Doris Hutton was almost able to make it to age 84 without exhausting her modest life savings. ...more

October 27, 2007

Karen Anrriguez, a 19-year-old University of South Florida sophomore, says her mother calls her for advice about plants. ...more

October 13, 2007