Got a shiny new television set or computer for Christmas? Don't forget to recycle your old electronics, state environmental officials say. ...more

January 8, 2009

Got a shiny new television set or computer for Christmas? Don't forget to recycle your old electronics, state environmental officials say. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection wants Pasco County residents to keep discarded electronics out of landfills to protect the state's natural resources. ...more

December 31, 2008

With a fearsome Hurricane Ike not far in its wake, Tropical Storm Hanna cruised ashore here early Saturday, bringing soaking rains and near-hurricane force winds to the Carolina coast but doing little immediate damage before pivoting quickly up the Eastern Seaboard. ...more

September 7, 2008

Bison On The Sidelines Only football fans with a satellite dish and insomnia likely have ever seen a North Dakota State football game, which might explain three recent staff hires by Bucs coach Jon Gruden. ...more

September 7, 2008

Kermit Love, a costume designer who helped create Sesame Street's iconic Big Bird character, has died at the age of 91. We never met (I'm speaking of Kermit. Big Bird and I both appeared in an off-Broadway production of "Road House: The Musical" back in the '80s. Ah, good times...wait, that wasn't me.) ...more

June 30, 2008

John Rodda stood in the shadows of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on a hot, sunny football Saturday, sharing a cold drink and Gator talk with his friends before a game with a longtime rival. He was back in his element, enjoying the good times. ...more

September 15, 2007