LAKELAND - Ammunition crackled. An explosion shook the ground. And traffic along Lakeland's main drag ground to a halt Sunday afternoon as a fire raged for almost three hours. ...more

February 10, 2008

A 64-year-old woman likely suffered a broken leg after she was hit by a motorcyclist who left her on the side of the road. ...more

January 22, 2008

A 64-year-old woman likely suffered a broken leg after she was hit by a motorcyclist who left her on the side of the road. ...more

January 21, 2008

Hundreds of mourners visited the tomb of Saddam Hussein on Sunday to light candles and recite the Quran in memory of the ousted dictator who was hanged a year ago. ...more

December 31, 2007

There might not be a Tennessee player more eager to get back on the field than Daniel Lincoln. The Vols' redshirt freshman kicker had a tough go in the SEC Championship loss to LSU, missing two field goal attempts in a 21-14 setback. ...more

December 28, 2007

When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. ...more

December 9, 2007

PLANT CITY - When a 9-year-old boy fell under the wheels of a float Friday night in the Plant City Christmas Parade, onlookers rushed to help him. Johnny Knotts, who had been watching the parade from the west side of South Collins Street, was among the first to kneel beside the injured child. His Knotts hardware store stands across the street, just south of Laura Street. "The float in front of me suddenly stopped," Knotts said. "People on the east side of the street were screaming. It was obvious that something horrible had happened. I ran to the other side of the float and saw the boy lying under the trailer." ...more

December 8, 2007

Durant used a total team effort and homecourt advantage to win its Class 6A volleyball region final Saturday against Orlando Edgewater 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22. The Cougars (21-6) improved to 10-0 at home this season. ...more

November 11, 2007

Bill Wade recalls the time a van drove off a seawall near the Platt Street Bridge and sank. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA - William Notaro boarded a commercial flight with more than carry-on bags in a bizarre case involving law enforcement in three states. With three gunshot wounds, Notaro, 37, of 115 Belleair Place, Clearwater, boarded a US Airways flight at Tampa International Airport on Saturday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 22, 2007