"Thoroughly Modern Millie," now playing at The Show Palace Dinner Theatre, could go toe to toe with any Broadway tour. Think Broadway in Hudson. It is the perfect example of a talented cast flawlessly directed by Michael Ursua, with brilliant casting by Artistic Director Matthew McGee. Every cast member here positively shines, from the leading lady to the twelve ensemble dancers. ...more

March 6, 2009

Polk County deputies arrested a fifth person Saturday in connection with a shooting that left a 12-year-old bystander wounded in the leg. ...more

January 4, 2009

An investigation into the shooting of a 12-year-old Winter Haven boy has yielded four arrests. The boy was shot in the leg Monday afternoon as he and a friend unintentionally walked near two groups of people that were arguing, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Caleb Brown was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center and is home recuperating, deputies said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

Little things count when it comes to creating one great teacher. That was the conclusion of the Hillsborough Education Foundation and the Hillsborough County School Board when it selected Burnett Middle School language arts teacher Stacey Schlarbaum as one of its eight finalists for 2009 Teacher of the Year. ...more

December 19, 2008

You can't keep a good woman down. After almost half a century of entertaining audiences first on stage and then in the beloved film starring Debbie Reynolds, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is still an audience favorite. ...more

October 1, 2008

Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier, shot while sitting in a car outside an apartment complex earlier this month, is paralyzed below the waist and his left leg was amputated, his doctor said Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

A former bank manager was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for orchestrating a robbery at the Apollo Beach bank where she worked. ...more

November 14, 2007

TAMPA - A former bank manager was sentenced this morning to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for orchestrating a robbery at the Apollo Beach bank where she worked. Bibi Lall, 36, acknowledged plotting with armed robber Paul Anthony Graham, 46, to take $127,000 from Trustco Bank in October 2006. When investigators pressured Lall for details on the crime, she lied and told them Graham had blackmailed her, threatening to tell her husband about her boyfriend, lawyers said. ...more

November 13, 2007