When Omar Almonte was a teenager growing up in New York, he discovered the art of tagging. ...more

February 18, 2009

A half year or more of hard work paid off Thursday night for more than 100 students in 4-H and Future Farmers of America clubs as they sold their livestock at the annual Junior Livestock Auction at the Highlands County Fair. ...more

January 31, 2009

In discussions inspired by the misadventures of David Earley, the apparent poster chap for so-called "deadbeat dads," anonymous commentators on TBO.com repeatedly strayed into the nightmare arena of parental visitation and shared custody, where the skirmishes are prolonged and brutal, and all the participants get bloodied. ...more

January 18, 2009

Rickey Henderson all but certain to streak into Cooperstown when voting results are announced. ...more

January 10, 2009

At 10 on a recent morning, seven white homing pigeons auditioned for the role of a lifetime. ...more

January 4, 2009

Walt Postma, a New Port Richey man, provides the pigeons that play a key role, that of a dove, during the annual Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs. ...more

January 3, 2009

Highlands County has not one, not two, but three babies for New Year's Day. The first to arrive was Layla Marie Vargas, who arrived at 12:12 a.m. at Highlands Regional Medical Center. ...more

January 2, 2009

It's funny, isn't it, that of the four people at Lakeshore Mall, asked about their most special Christmas memory, each involved a holiday with a mother, a father or a child. ...more

December 25, 2008

Hillsborough County children-and-family advocates today outlined 19 priorities for the 2009 Florida legislative session with local legislators, who warned it will be a tough year. ...more

December 5, 2008

'Tis the season of giving, and almost nothing can match the smile on a child's face at Christmas time. ...more

November 24, 2008