SEBRING — Tyler Shingle picked up a bowling ball at his brother's birthday party at the bowling alley and decided he might like the sport. Less than a year later, he took first place in the 2008 Florida Pepsi Youth Championship, beating out more than 800 other bowlers. "We never knew where he stood in the rankings all day, but we knew he was having a great day," said his dad Rodney Shingle. "When we found out he won the whole thing, we almost fell over. We couldn't believe it." ...more

May 26, 2008

Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address Monday night to call for quick passage of his tax rebate package, patience in Iraq and $300 million in scholarship money for low-income children in struggling schools. ...more

January 29, 2008

Sarah Wilson, 19, spent some time at the Westfield Brandon mall in August, but she wasn't just shopping for clothes and supplies for her upcoming semester at the University of South Florida. ...more

October 3, 2007