The Sebring girls basketball team cut a 13-point lead down to just six in the fourth quarter on Friday night, but the Braden River defense clamped down and Jerica Moore's jumper with 3:21 left in the quarter would be the last points for the Streaks in a 61-48 loss in a Class 4A-District 10 finale for both teams. ...more

January 25, 2009

They gave up 17 offensive rebounds. They missed 17 of their 3-point attempts. They squandered an 11-point lead in the second half. ...more

January 18, 2009

A Pasco woman was charged with child abuse as well as DUI for driving drunk with a 7-year-old girl in her car, deputies say. ...more

January 12, 2009

"Plum Spooky," by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press, $28) ...more

January 4, 2009

The family and friends of parachutist Debbie Laws committed her ashes to the sky she loved so much during two skydiving jumps Saturday afternoon. ...more

January 3, 2009

More than two miles over the flat east Pasco landscape, a twin-turbo Otter airplane disgorges two dozen spores. At least that's what they look like from the ground. They fall separately, then, a mile from the ground, pop their nylon blooms that open into colorful petals drifting safely, hopefully, to the ground. It's Christmas Boogie time at Zephyrhills Skydive City, and as usual, the celebration of warm weather, gravity and clean air to fill parachutes is in full swing, with people from around the world coming to jump out of airplanes. ...more

December 29, 2008

The game - one of eight played in the first round of the Tampa Hoops Classic - marked the first time King has lost this season. ...more

December 27, 2008

Shorthanded Springstead remains winless in 4A-8 play, while Lady Bulldogs earn just their second district victory. ...more

December 16, 2008

South Florida sophomore guard Dominique Jones exploded against UCF again, but this time, his efforts weren't enough. ...more

December 7, 2008

Losing senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton to a back injury didn't help the chances of the Lake Placid girls basketball team against Fort Meade on Thursday night. ...more

December 6, 2008