Investigators continued their search Friday for the men who robbed Avon Park's SunTrust Bank branch Tuesday morning. ...more

August 1, 2009

Regarding "Mistakes Do Happen," Letters, Feb. 4: You're joking, right? "Didn't occur to me that I was now self-employed"? "Complicated life"? Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner "may not be good at multitasking"? ...more

February 8, 2009

Two armed men threatened to shoot a Bradenton woman as her young child looked on during a robbery early today, deputies said. ...more

November 21, 2008

BRADENTON - Authorities are searching for four home invaders who thanked their victims after robbing them at gunpoint last night. ...more

May 31, 2008

There's nothing like a good blood feud to tell you spring training has officially arrived. We probably should give Carl Crawford and Delmon Young pistols at 10 paces and let them settle this thing for good - although Delmon might prefer bats. He has a pretty good aim with those. ...more

February 22, 2008

Paul Kallenbach was so angry after a fatal gunfight at the Kwik Stop that after firing a number of rounds outside the convenience store, he took one last shot at a motorist, police said. ...more

February 7, 2008

In the Tampa Bay area, we definitely are experts on dressing up like pirates. It's not many places where residents can honestly say they have puffy shirts and eye patches in their wardrobes, and thanks to Gasparilla and 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' people are prepared to break out the Jolly Rogers for Halloween costumes. Want to jazz up the look? Add accessories such as eye patches, daggers, boot tops, hoop earrings, hats and wigs. Pistols, swords, masks and telescopes can also help complete the costume. The Disney Store recently introduced a line of costumes based on the latest 'Pirates' film, 'At World's End.' Included in the collection are Elizabeth Swann, the role played by Keira Knightley, in women's and girls' sizes. ...more

October 16, 2007