A former Hernando High School football coach who left the district following allegations of inappropriately touching and drinking alcohol with students is now fighting to keep his education certification with the state. ...more

December 19, 2009

Hundreds of students gathered to watch a high school brawl that resulted in an injured teacher and two arrests. ...more

November 19, 2008

Tyquon Carr's mouth got him in trouble recently. When asked what happened, the seventh-grader at Parrott Middle School in Brooksville hesitates, then fesses up. ...more

October 25, 2008

Zachary Sharples, the 12-year-old suspended from a Palmetto middle school for his Rayhawk hairdo, may have moved to St. Petersburg, but he can't dodge the spotlight. ...more

October 15, 2008

The call from ESPN came after a wild week that began with the suspension and ended with Zachary meeting Rays players and coaches on Tropicana Field before Saturday's game. ...more

October 14, 2008

Zachary Sharples wasn't sure what was up when his dad kept walking past their usual seats in Section 139 at Tropicana Field a couple of hours before Saturday's game. ...more

October 12, 2008

At 12 years old, Zachary Sharples is a lifelong Tampa Bay Rays fan. "I've been a Rays fan since they started playing," he said. "I went to the second game in Rays' history with my mom. I was 2. My dad went to the first game." ...more

October 9, 2008

12-year-old Rays fan is suspended from Manatee County school because he came to school with a mohawk hairstyle inspired by his baseball heroes. ...more

October 8, 2008

Central High School junior Maria Thrasher knows she's not supposed to use a cell phone on campus. ...more

September 10, 2008

Cell phone use brings harsh penalties at local schools. ...more

September 10, 2008