Two area physicians, Dr. Abdur Rahim and Dr. Hayath Javeed, credit the Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holiest place of Islam, with deepening their spiritual lives. ...more

December 30, 2008

Earlier this month, about 3 million pairs of feet walked the ancient deserts of Saudi Arabia to draw closer to their god. ...more

December 29, 2008

A teen attacked by an 11 1/2 -foot alligator managed to get away with his life but lost his arm. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - Missing the U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Trials by just 29 seconds at last month's Disney Marathon, St. Petersburg's Melanie Peters finally secured a berth in that race with a winning performance in Sunday's Gasparilla Marathon. ...more

February 11, 2008

An 11-year-old Lakeland girl who had been missing for nearly 20 hours was found unharmed Friday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 3, 2007

LAKELAND - An 11-year-old Lakeland girl with no history of running away has not been seen since 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Polk County sheriff's detectives say they've exhausted all leads in the case and are looking for help from the public. ...more

November 2, 2007

Miami quarterback Kyle Wright spent the start of the fourth quarter getting four stitches in his mouth, needing an anesthetic to numb the pain. An upset loss to Duke would have hurt far worse. ...more

September 30, 2007