A book has been mailed back to an Ohio library after six decades, accompanied by an anonymous letter of remorse. ...more

December 9, 2009

Hannelore Hoffmen could see the chaos and hear it outside of her neighbor's home Sunday night: the smoke, the crackling of the fire, the confusion from those who had been inside and the screams. ...more

November 17, 2009

Pasco High's Anthony Plourde won a boys district title, and the Pasco, Anclote and Wesley Chapel boys teams all qualified for regionals at the Class 2A-District 3 cross country meet Wednesday at Crystal River High. ...more

November 14, 2009

Joshua Basso, 29, was looking for sex Wednesday morning and out of minutes on his cell phone, according to Tampa police. So he called the only number that worked: 911. ...more

November 12, 2009

Surgeons have removed two blood clots from a teen who received a massive shock when he climbed a power pole while trying to photograph a sunset, a family spokesman said. ...more

October 6, 2009

The little celebrity with the big scores is leaving "Dancing With the Stars." ...more

May 5, 2009

With Julie Poucher named Highlands County Teacher of the Year and Doreen Pearlman named the county School-Related Employee of the Year, Park Elementary was represented in the top two honors at the School Board of Highlands County's annual Summit Awards. ...more

April 14, 2009

I find myself actually agreeing wholeheartedly with a letter by Gabriel Read. Read wrote to encourage your readers to fill in the void taken up by our snowbirds. His emphasis was volunteerism; something of a shock because I would have expected his answer to be more government involved. ...more

April 4, 2009

From spring-loaded high heels to a watch that shoots pepper spray, there was no shortage of ideas at the world's largest inventors' convention Wednesday despite a global economic downturn and fewer potential customers. ...more

April 2, 2009

The seniors of the South Florida football team will honor Keeley Dorsey by donning his jersey this season. ...more

March 26, 2009