City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena said Wednesday she plans to run for the Hillsborough County Commission seat now held by Jim Norman. ...more

December 24, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

Florida reserve quarterback Cameron Newton was arrested Friday afternoon for felony charges of burglary, larceny and intimidating a witness, according to an Alachua County police report. ...more

November 22, 2008

The Wharton boys and girls cross country teams took both district titles Thursday afternoon at the Class 3A-District 3 championship meet. ...more

November 8, 2008

GAINESVILLE It appears backup QB Cameron Newton just can't get a break this season. ...more

November 5, 2008

Gulf High continued to rewrite the history books Saturday night with a 59-22 drubbing of visiting Hudson High (2-5, 1-2). The win pushes the Buccaneers' perfect record to 7-0 – best in school history – and was performed in front of a packed house during Gulf's "Alumni Invasion" weekend. ...more

October 25, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: With the score tied at 7 and 1:28 remaining in the game, Wiregrass Ranch (0-6) botched the snap and Hudson (1-4) recovered. On the next play, Cobras QB Zack Wynn connected with WR Dylan Buono for a 42-yard touchdown pass. ...more

October 11, 2008

GAINESVILLE - With the completion of the first two games of the season, Florida is looking forward to beginning its true season. ...more

September 18, 2008

A community kickball coach is accused of raping a 21-year-old kickball player and threatening her not to tell anyone, Tampa police said. ...more

August 20, 2008

NEWS AND NOTES Hillsborough County's 2008 track schedule has a major scheduling conflict. The annual Nash Higgins Relays at Leto - a meet all of the county's public schools are required to attend - is slated for March 1, the same day as the Steak n Shake Invitational at USF. According to Wharton track coach Wes Newton, who has spearheaded hosting the Steak n Shake meet the past several years, March 1 was the only date available for the event. For any number of reasons - none the least of which is that Leto features an unforgiving asphalt track measured in yards - Newton says he would prefer sending his team to the USF meet. He also would prefer the competition at Steak n Shake, which would come from across the state. ...more

December 6, 2007