I love to cook. If my brothers were to remember our childhood, my current cooking skill might come as a shock to them. During my mom's last two pregnancies, I was often asked to cook, as she never felt very well when in the "family way." It seems two of my younger brothers asked Mother, "Can't you teach Rosie how to cook something besides hamburgers and chocolate chip cookies?" At the age of 12, I hadn't yet learned that variety is the spice of life, and that it works well in cooking, too. There were no peas, no carrots, and no salad in my meals - just meat and cookies. At my brothers' request, Mom taught me how to prepare pork chops. I then served pork chops and chocolate chip cookies at every opportunity. I still love pork chops Mom's way - thin, bone-in, floured with garlic and onion powders added, and fried. However, I only eat them occasionally now, instead of at every meal as I wanted to then. ...more

January 21, 2009

WE WANT TO KNOW: Is The Economy Changing Your Lifestyle? Has the economy caused you to make any drastic or major changes in your life? ...more

January 17, 2009

Jacksonville police say three roommates have been arrested after a 50-pound box of marijuana was to their home. ...more

January 11, 2009

Ronald Baumgartner stabbed someone in the back Tuesday and bit a person on the head Wednesday, Tampa police say. ...more

January 8, 2009

A Tampa man struck his roommate in the head with a 3-foot metal cane Thursday afternoon, causing a 2 1/2-inch gash above the roommate's left eye, Tampa police say. ...more

January 2, 2009

When word spread in November 2007 that the Highlands County Sheriff's Office was searching the Highlands County Landfill for proof of a fetus dumped illegally, it was still unimaginable to many. ...more

December 31, 2008

A Lake Placid woman charged with the murder of her newly delivered infant child will next appear in court in February. ...more

December 26, 2008

The day-long search for a missing mentally challenged ended early this morning after she returned home. Evelyn Monk, 44, came back to her Grouper Drive home around 4:45 a.m., Thursday, according to Sgt. David Stewart with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. He added that Monk told authorities she had been in the woods. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is bringing in additional law enforcement officials to assist in their search for a missing woman who is listed as mentally challenged. ...more

December 10, 2008

Two roommates' friendship apparently turned sour Tuesday morning, when Rick Lamar Ming was found dead inside the unit he shared at Eden Apartments with Billy Locke Jr., the Tampa Police Department said. ...more

December 9, 2008