"Blood Island," by H. Terrell Griffin (Oceanview Publishing, $24.95) ...more

December 7, 2008

In January 2006, the Florida Department of Transportation hit a snag negotiating a nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation, so then-DOT Secretary Denver Stutler turned to a longtime rail industry executive for advice. ...more

January 23, 2008

The 70-vehicle pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County on Jan. 9 has claimed a fifth life, authorities said. ...more

January 16, 2008

A gay marriage ban and several other citizen initiatives were short of the signatures needed to get on November's ballot Monday with just two weeks left before the Feb. 1 petition-gathering deadline. ...more

January 15, 2008

During a murky, multilingual news conference held at noon in the front yard of a house across the street from the Lakeland Regional Medical Center, William McBride of Orlando introduced three men he said were injured in the crash on Interstate 4 on Wednesday. ...more

January 11, 2008