Controversy over SPCA Tampa Bay's euthanasia policy is prompting some changes at the Largo facility. ...more

October 29, 2009

A runaway car plunged into the Intracoastal Waterway in Nokomis this afternoon and quickly sank. The scene was captured by a local news crew shooting video from a nearby boat. ...more

October 7, 2009

Because of a photographer's error, a photo on page A12 of Wednesday's edition misidentified Springstead pitcher Bobby Pasarela. ...more

August 13, 2009

A New Tampa baby is getting a lot more exposure after winning Tampa Bay's Next Superstar Baby Contest. ...more

July 29, 2009

I am sending a thank you to those who helped with the Chalk Contest that was held at the Highlands Art League on May 2, to award a scholarship to the Kids Kamp. Anne Watson was the glue that held it together when I had to go out of town and Linda Schneider, my co-worker became ill. Pamela Jay Paralikis, Mary Boutellier and Jan Augenstein jumped in to help make it a success for the children. Thank you ladies for your genuine enthusiasm in promoting art for our children. I would also like to thank Tom Short, Jr. manager of Michaels for the generous donation of chalk to make our event happen; the News Sun for sending a photographer to cover the even and make it special for those participating. ...more

May 9, 2009

PLANT CITY Author Bruce Hunt, whose books include a look at Florida bed and breakfasts, will be the featured speaker at an April 16 membership meeting of the Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library. ...more

April 7, 2009

"The Killing Fields," a 1984 movie about the wartime life of journalist Dith Pran, explored the horrors inflicted by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. ...more

February 2, 2009

It was a Flemish stew to die for. Karren Doll Tolliver still remembers the stew she ate in a little restaurant in Bruges, Belgium. "It was just so good," she recalls. "The key ingredients were a blonde Belgian beer and a little Dijon mustard. They gave it a little fruitiness and a little tang." ...more

January 28, 2009

Authorities are inspecting the damage in the long-term parking garage at Tampa International Airport after a section of a wall collapsed. ...more

January 26, 2009

A local photographer hopes her pictures of special-needs children will grant their dreams of having a playground redesigned with their particular abilities in mind. ...more

December 6, 2008