President Barack Obama told a sea of mourners Tuesday that the lives of 13 people who died at the hands of a gunman here last week affirm the nation's "core values" in a time of war and selfishness. ...more

November 11, 2009

Two Highlands County motorists sustained injuries from a two-vehicle accident Sunday night on U.S. 27 (State Road 25) and Raley Road. ...more

January 26, 2009

When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, 14-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson told his mother he wanted to join the military as soon as he graduated from Alonso High School. ...more

July 20, 2008

TAMPA - When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, 14-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson told his mother he wanted to join the military as soon as he graduated from Alonso High School. ...more

July 19, 2008

TAMPA Detectives today identified the man found dead at a Himes Avenue apartment complex as 21-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson of Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 16, 2008