Recently, Don Baker was surveying the landscaping maintenance in his community when he came upon something else he felt needed maintenance: the railroad tracks that run parallel to Countryway and Westchase. ...more

January 30, 2008

Conversations about race never seem far from the surface in Ocala. In a barbershop off the downtown square, on a porch stoop across the railroad tracks and on a sandy riverbank, Marion County residents are discussing the validity of statements made by a movie star who recently called into question the area's racial morality. ...more

January 13, 2008

A day after his life came unraveled to the squeal of tires and clash of metal, Eugene Eichorn recuperated at home. ...more

December 6, 2007

TAMPA - Oscar Ray Bolin, again, has been sentenced to death. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - Most neighbors who see John Raymond Zachreus call him "Willie Nelson" because his beard, brown hair and straw hat remind them of the country singer, police said. ...more

November 15, 2007

They were dirty, some wearing diapers and alone in dangerous places. Some of them weren't even old enough to speak. ...more

October 19, 2007

Open Door Baptist Church may be small, but it's one busy place. The Rev. George Harris opened the church at 702 E. Alsobrook St., Suite B in August 2006. The church has about 20 members, but each Saturday they individually visit homes in the community to invite visitors and provide a listing of activities. ...more

September 5, 2007