A World War II hero learned today he won't have to go to prison for what likely would be the rest of his life. ...more

March 3, 2009

It's a piece of property Dick Stowers knows well. In the 1940s and '50s, Stowers and his friends used to race around Lake Hutto in Lithia, just south of the Alafia River, in their Buick Roadmasters and Chrysler Windsors. ...more

November 19, 2008

For the third time in three years, a small group of families has come together to deal with a serious car crash. For the second time, a crash has resulted in death. Joanna Chastain, a 2007 Durant High graduate and close friend of Katie Marchetti, was killed in a fiery crash about midnight Sunday. Chastain's passenger, Christopher Richards, 20, of Brandon, was also killed. Another passenger, Andrew Santilli of Valrico, was critically injured. ...more

November 17, 2008

The Outback Bowl appears positioned for its dream team - the South Carolina Gamecocks. ...more

November 10, 2008

The formula is pretty familiar by now in these Judd Apatow-produced comedies. A couple of buddies get into trouble, and as they try to bumble their way out of it, their friendship only grows stronger. ...more

August 6, 2008

If you haven't heard the names Swamp Thang, Sweat Thang or Miss Billie Waide's Bread and Butter Pickles, you haven't been spending nearly enough time in Ruskin. ...more

July 30, 2008

If you haven't heard the names Swamp Thang, Sweat Thang or Miss Billie Waide's Bread and Butter Pickles, you haven't been spending nearly enough time in Ruskin. ...more

July 30, 2008

By TEREZKA OLSON Hernando Today correspondent ...more

July 20, 2008

Two longtime friends of mine died last week. One was the renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey. I first met him as a young reporter in Houston in the late '60s and we kept up over the years. He lobbied me to write about health issues and the importance of research. I occasionally asked him for medical advice, which he was always happy to give. A brilliant man with fingers so long he might have been a concert pianist, Dr. DeBakey invented many of the instruments now used in operating rooms and pioneered procedures that have extended human life. ...more

July 16, 2008

For all the concern that a comedy about conflict in the Middle East would offend everyone imaginable, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" is really rather conventional and familiar. ...more

June 5, 2008