Tampa police say Georgia authorities have arrested Timothy Blackwelder and have Brittani Stewart in custody. Stewart is the mother of toddler twins and police say Blackwelder shot and killed her husband. Investigators think Stewart left her home at 910 W. Sitka Street after Timothy Craig Blackwelder, 24, shot and killed her husband, George Anthony Stewart Jr., Friday afternoon. The circumstances of her disappearance are not clear. ...more

December 8, 2007

While a variety of plastic holiday trees line the aisles at stores, many tree-shoppers are out looking for the real thing. ...more

December 3, 2007

Egypt and Saudi Arabia backed an upcoming U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference Saturday as a way to set the stage for a final agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, an Egyptian official said. ...more

November 11, 2007

U.S.-led Middle East peace efforts will not be seen as credible by Palestinians unless a deadline is set for a deal, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Saturday. ...more

November 4, 2007

SEBRING –– Highlands County went "green" when it launched a recycling program back in 1990. In about a month, the county will be greener, as it begins accepting office paper for recycling. Residents and businesses have frequently been asking Highlands County Recycling if it can add office paper to the items it accepts, said Christy Reed, recycling program manager. For the first time in four years, Reed now can answer that it soon will, by late November or early December. "We plan very soon to add office paper recycling and junk mail recycling to our newspaper recycling program," Reed said Monday. Those items will be accepted as soon as the 22 drop-off recycling bins can be re-labeled, she said. ...more

October 30, 2007

Marie Osmond's feisty spirit isn't the only reason we should be rooting for her to win 'Dancing With the Stars.' This year's champion will be crowned in late November, just two days before the entertainer launches her holiday concert tour. ...more

October 23, 2007

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened an intense round of Mideast shuttle diplomacy Sunday, struggling to bring Israelis and Palestinians close enough to make a planned U.S.-hosted peace conference worthwhile. ...more

October 15, 2007

Boeing Co. has long promised that its 787 Dreamliner will fly faster and farther than any other medium-sized jet, use 20 percent less fuel and offer increased cabin comfort. ...more

October 11, 2007

With such a glitzy name as Surfers Paradise, it's hard to expect more from this Gold Coast town than beachy souvenir shops and all-you-can-eat pancakes. ...more

September 23, 2007