There was way too much to remember. There was plenty he'd like to forget. ...more

October 5, 2008

Many years from now, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors will probably still be telling the story of how, on the night the storm flattened their island, they took sanctuary in a church - with a lion. ...more

September 17, 2008

A Pinellas County deputy was injured this morning rescuing a kitten from a storm drain, a sheriff's office spokesman said. ...more

September 9, 2008

The owners of Yoda, a cat with four ears, could use a couple extra hands to answer their telephones. ...more

August 23, 2008

Police say Joseph Skillman was walking on Adamo Drive near 39th Street with a plastic cage and cardboard sign requesting money on Monday afternoon. Police say he was trespassing and panhandling on property that is owned by the Florida Department of Transportation, so officers approached him. ...more

July 29, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man Wednesday morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a pickup while driving. ...more

July 24, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man this morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a truck while driving. ...more

July 23, 2008

A man was arrested Sunday on charges he killed two kittens at his home. James Patrick Gilley, 48, of 3081 Pine St., is charged with one count of animal cruelty. ...more

July 21, 2008

Lucky is, indeed, lucky. A former stray, the kitten named Lucky now has a home. ...more

February 18, 2008

Myron John Boloyan loved art and restoring cars. After his death late last year in an auto crash, Boloyan's liver and kidneys were used in transplants. ...more

February 13, 2008