In a town that was founded as a colony for Civil War veterans, it's no surprise that nearly a half-century passed before a black family moved in. ...more

December 9, 2008

A pilot flying from Leesburg to Fort Myers crashed in a Hardee County orange grove while trying to make an emergency landing this morning. ...more

December 7, 2008

Three intersections in Original Carrollwood will be raised to slightly higher levels this month thanks to a $4 million neighborhood traffic-calming project. ...more

December 3, 2008

Three intersections in Original Carrollwood will be getting raised intersections in December thanks to a $4 million neighborhood traffic-calming project. The intersections are Lantania Drive at Reclinata Lane, Schefflera Road at Hampton Place and Orange Grove Drive at Juniperus Place. ...more

November 21, 2008

Like the Tampa Bay Rays, the Lutz Little League wants its players to have solid fundamental skills and to work together. ...more

November 12, 2008

Nearly 11 years ago, a few minutes before sunrise on a March morning in a Haines City cemetery, Christopher Gamble and four friends took part in the slaying of a Haines City police officer. Gamble pleaded guilty for his role and testified against the others. Now a federal prosecutor wants a judge to reduce Gamble's sentence to 24 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. is scheduled to consider a motion Friday from Assistant U.S. Attorney James Muench. ...more

November 11, 2008

Sebring police continue their search for the shooter or shooters who fired upon officers Oct. 3 at Orange Blossom Avenue and First Street in the Highlands Home subdivision. ...more

November 1, 2008

Five miles east of Dade City and three miles north of San Antonio lies the lightly traveled heart of a Pasco County region residents have waged long and mighty war to defend from trespassing developers and others who disregard the virtues of rural tradition. ...more

October 26, 2008

Deputies now know the identity of the murdered woman whose body was dumped in a Lorida orange grove. ...more

October 23, 2008

Deputies now know the identity of the murdered woman whose body was dumped in a Lorida orange grove. ...more

October 22, 2008