It's not an official reopening of the investigation, but family and friends spent Saturday searching for clues in the 2-year-old unsolved murder of Tracy McClelland of Tampa. ...more

November 15, 2009

At first I thought it must be a furlough day and that it was supposed to be dark outside and time to go home. ...more

November 2, 2009

When he saw the gravedigger pull the skull out of the dirt hole, he knew it could only bring bad luck. ...more

October 29, 2009

The New York Mets are inviting an old friend to play at their new stadium. ...more

June 3, 2009

Lisa DeCarr and Jessie LaDon Albach were like sisters. ...more

February 18, 2009

Largo police arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday on charges he had sex with a 15-year-old girl while a 14-year-old girl watched. ...more

February 18, 2009

Charles Lein, 70, didn't like seeing the younger man speeding in the neighborhood, he told Pasco deputies. So he took the matter into his own hands. ...more

February 16, 2009

Tampa Bay welcomed back an old friend Monday night, greeting Brad Richards with open arms in his return to town. The former Lightning star was even applauded when he scored a goal two minutes into the game. ...more

January 20, 2009

Ten best lists are often ranked, but I prefer to avoid that misery if I can. It's like ranking your children: Even if you could do it with a degree of accuracy, the very act spreads more unhappiness than joy. ...more

December 27, 2008

Since 99.9 percent of the pro-Ron Grimming for sheriff letters come from Lake Placid, I think the fine folks there ought to elect him as their next police chief and let the rest of us in Highlands County tend to the business of re-electing Susan Benton as sheriff. We know what we have in Sheriff Benton. She is one of us. She worked her way through the sheriff's department, she has lived in this community for many years, raised her family in this community, buried her husband Jim in this community and in every decision she makes as sheriff, it is with the best interests of this community in mind. On the other hand, who is Ron Grimming? Him visiting his parents in Lake Placid once a year for 25 years doesn't exactly make him an old friend. He's an outsider; all we know about him comes from quotes from his friends or the local Republican Party headquarters. ...more

October 20, 2008