Sarasota deputies have arrested a man they say used a hammer to kill a 76-year-old woman and then stole her car. ...more

June 9, 2008

TAMPA University of South Florida freshman outfielder Ryan Lockwood was named Collegiate Baseball newspaper's Freshman Player of the Year on Wednesday, and Lockwood also was one of three former Jesuit High standouts named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team. ...more

June 5, 2008

Blake Lockwood's two-run single in the ninth inning snapped a tie Tuesday night, giving Ouachita Baptist a 12-10 victory against the University of Tampa at the NCAA Division II World Series. The Spartans (42-11-1), the two-time defending national champions, were eliminated from the tournament after squandering leads of 7-0 and 10-7. ...more

May 28, 2008

SARASOTA — A fight outside a Sarasota club early today escalated into a shooting that left one man hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his face, police said. ...more

May 25, 2008

Since middle school, Chamberlain High softball players Stephanie Medina and Marissa Menendez dreamed about playing for the University of South Florida's softball team. ...more

February 24, 2008

AVON PARK –– The talented team of Rodney and Lisa Davis won the monthly installment of the Heartland Couples Golf League on Saturday at River Greens Golf Course. The Davis duo won the Gross Division with a 78, while Ken and Michelle Koon placed second with a 79 and Keith and Pat Kincer finished third with an 80 after a match of cards. The win gave team Davis enough points to move into first place in the overall standings with 190 points in the six-month league. The Koon's are a close second in the overall standings with 185 points, while Jim and Toni Brooks are in third place at 180. ...more

February 19, 2008

Plant receiver Kevin James thought he was going to be a preferred walk-on at Division I-AA Bethune-Cookman University. The paperwork the school sent him said otherwise. ...more

February 6, 2008

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - A Dunedin man was seriously burned this morning when he got into his sport utility vehicle, poured some liquid over himself and the vehicle's interior, and then set himself on fire, Pinellas County sheriff's officials say. ...more

January 24, 2008

AVON PARK –– Despite blustery conditions, Ken and Michelle Koon managed to shoot a round of 72 to finish first in the Gross Division in Saturday's Heartland Couples Golf League at River Greens Golf Course. The one-day, 18-hole tournament was the third event in the six-event schedule that runs through April, and it featured a unique format with nine holes of best ball and nine holes a scramble. Finishing second in the Gross Division was the talented duo of Ken and June Maloney with a 73, while the team of Rodney and Lisa Davis came in third with a round of 75. ...more

January 21, 2008

The Tampa Code Enforcement Division likely will start fining owners of two New Tampa houses that are in foreclosure and the subject of a lawsuit by a group of South Florida investors who say they were defrauded into overpaying for the houses. ...more

December 12, 2007