"U.S.A." was emblazoned on the front and the back of the red baseball hat worn by Stanford Wright as he clutched an American flag in his right hand and held his left hand over his heart. ...more

September 8, 2008

Sept. 11, 2001 will not be forgotten locally when a Sunday, Sept. 7 ceremony will mark the worst terrorist attack on American soil. ...more

September 5, 2008

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden stoked a crowd of supporters in a Sarasota high school gymnasium Wednesday with scornful criticism of the Bush administration and pledges that he and running mate Sen. Barack Obama will reverse the policies that have financially drained the American middle class. ...more

September 4, 2008

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden stoked a crowd of supporters in a Sarasota high school gymnasium today with scornful criticism of the Bush administration and pledges that he and running mate Barack Obama will reverse the policies that have financially drained the American middle class. ...more

September 3, 2008

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., who ran for vice president as a Democrat eight years ago, Tuesday night ignited the Republican convention by praising his good friend, Sen. John McCain, as a person whose willingness to put the country above party earned him the right to be the next president of the United States. ...more

September 3, 2008

The YMCA of the Suncoast, Hernando County Branch, will hold the seventh annual Run to Remember on Thursday, Sept. 11. The 5K Run/Walk will begin at 6:30 a.m. in front of the YMCA. ...more

August 30, 2008

The U.S.-Iraqi deal on troop withdrawals, while not yet final, appears to mark the beginning of the end of a combat commitment that has cost more than 4,100 U.S. lives and at least $500 billion. ...more

August 23, 2008

The Army is mailing out thousands of letters to survivors of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking what it can do to better help them, even years after the deaths of their loved ones. ...more

August 21, 2008

Remember the scene in "Airplane II, The Sequel" where two airport security guards get their kicks watching a special camera "undress" female passengers? We laughed about it then, but real-world technology that peeks under your clothes is now headed to Tampa International Airport, and it's nothing to smile about. ...more

August 14, 2008

Answers to one of the nation's highest profile unsolved crimes are in documents that could be released as early as this week - and help explain how the government chased the wrong suspect for years, officials said. ...more

August 3, 2008