Friday night, with the Ole Miss Rebels in their final hours of preparation before facing Tennessee, Coach Houston Nutt sought an extra surge of motivation. He summoned senior running back Dexter McCluster (Largo) to address the team. And McCluster delivered. ...more

November 16, 2009

Saturday afternoon, the Hudson volleyball team played in front of the loudest crowd it has seen all season. And the Cobras silenced them the best way they could - by winning. ...more

November 15, 2009

Pinellas sheriff's deputies George Moffett and David Littlejohn were familiar with calls of a burglary in progress, a tense situation even without the broken window or blood trail they found Saturday afternoon. ...more

November 9, 2009

A 34-year-old Lakeland man followed a carload of females for about 40 minutes, exposing himself to them, Tampa police say. When police stopped Christopher Bucklew, he was naked from the waist down, according to an arrest report. Bucklew was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with five counts of exposure. ...more

October 26, 2009

Investigators are sorting through more than a thousand tips but are still trying to figure out what happened when 7-year-old Somer Thompson. And a fundraiser for Somer Thompson's family raised about $18,500 so her mother doesn't have to go back to work immediately. ...more

October 25, 2009

The University of South Florida's offense had no rhythm in Saturday afternoon's 41-14 loss against the No. 20-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. ...more

October 25, 2009

The South Florida Bulls entered Saturday afternoon's game as the Big East Conference's most-penalized team. ...more

October 24, 2009

I agree with Sherry Vretta's letter about the "speed trap" on Schumacher Road. I am disappointed with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, using their personnel in that way. Either the sheriff's office has too many officers and nothing to do or someone in that office uses poor judgment on how to use personnel on a Saturday afternoon. ...more

October 22, 2009

So there we were, properly duded up in orange and blue and crammed together with 90,000 or so of our closest friends, ready for the victim du jour, in this instance the Arkansas Razorbacks. ...more

October 21, 2009

Cars made as long ago as 1929 and as recently as 2008 were on hand for the ninth anniversary of the Dade City Cruise-In. ...more

October 7, 2009