Taina Lopez thought the 2-month-old girl in the Amber Alert resembled her newborn. ...more

March 28, 2009

The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark. ...more

March 25, 2009

A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 7, 2009

A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Christopher M. Spurling's former wife said he "threw" her to the floor after a "minor dispute," a sheriff's report said. Spurling, 31, was a right-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2003 to 2007, according to Major League Baseball's official Web site. ...more

March 6, 2009

Go away without hurting your wallet. ...more

March 4, 2009

"Bat Man" or "Bat Guy" or "Bat Boy" — that's what they called him. ...more

March 3, 2009

Back in the 1920s, '30s and '40s - when Avon Park was the spring training home for major and minor league baseball teams - the teams stayed at the Hotel Jacaranda. On Sat., Feb. 21, that same hotel will serve as the setting while Avon Park baseball historian Dr. Ron Sevigny brings Avon Park's unique baseball history to life. His talk takes place during the annual banquet of the Historical Society of Avon Park, beginning at 6:30. ...more

February 13, 2009

A McDonald's employee who got President Barack Obama's attention at a town hall meeting in Florida says his job prospects were super-sized by the spotlight. ...more

February 11, 2009

Back in the 1920s, '30s and '40s - when Avon Park was the spring training home for major and minor league baseball teams - the teams stayed at the Hotel Jacaranda. ...more

February 6, 2009

Guest columnist Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and I ran into each other at least once a month while he was campaigning for re-election in 2006. ...more

December 27, 2008