After a one-month stint playing in the minors, LW Ryan Craig returned to the Lightning after he cleared re-entry waivers Thursday. ...more

November 6, 2009

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris continued his morning hip-hop séance at day two of minicamp Wednesday by playing songs from rapper David Banner, reggae artist Damien Marley and R&B singer The Dream. ...more

April 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The Wilderness Lake Preserve SKYE Quilters have raised nearly $8,000 in three years for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life effort through the creation of quilts offered in fundraising drawings at Land O' Lakes Relay events. ...more

February 14, 2009

As any student of geometry should know, it only takes two points to create a line. On the other hand, it's better to have more than two points if you want that line to accurately describe a trend. So we're not prepared to draw too many dire conclusions from the second of two rather hasty departures by principals at Moon Lake Elementary School. That might change if there are any additions soon to this particular set of data points. ...more

January 24, 2009

Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed. ...more

January 22, 2009

Four Tampa police officers consistently left work early without the knowledge of the department this year, according to an internal affairs investigation. Three veteran officers retired while under investigation for violation of agency policy. The fourth has been fired. ...more

December 18, 2008

Janet Fields told city police she had too many people to support and that's why she took the money, according to a report. Fields, 47, the Vision Center manager at Wal-Mart on Gall Boulevard was arrested by Zephyrhills police Tuesday, accused of making eight fraudulent refunds at the store and pocketing the money herself between Feb. 16 and Nov. 24. Wal-Mart loss prevention officers contacted police after doing their own investigation and provided police with refund tracking sheets. ...more

December 3, 2008

barring election upheavals - we'll know who won all the local races. Regardless of winners and losers, the real work begins today. ...more

November 5, 2008

A fellow Democrat recently urged his constituents to vote "Yes" on amendment two. As usual the reasoning was certain Bible verses stating "man shall not lie with man as with woman" and pro-creation reasoning. These verses have been used by religion to put fear in mankind through history. Early on we learned it is a sure way to ask for donations to fight evil. Facts are, polls show a major majority of Floridians both straight and gay do not want same sex marriage. There are over six separate laws already on the books that prohibit such a marriage license. Now the most important change to Floridians is the next part of this amendment. This amendment goes on to state that any other unions shall be void and not recognized. This will possibly hurt hundreds of thousands of the straights and gays from all age groups. ...more

October 17, 2008

Cross country is back in full swing in the Heartland, and Sebring, Lake Placid and Walker Memorial Academy are already making their way through the area's courses. ...more

September 30, 2008