It happened so fast. One moment 16-year-old Juan Hernandez-Huapilla and his older sister were doing what untold numbers of students had done before them: running to catch the school bus. ...more

December 19, 2009

Parents wanting employee, military, sibling and other preferences for student admissions into magnet schools next year might get their wish - at least for the time being. ...more

December 6, 2009

"New Moon," the highly anticipated second film in "The Twilight Saga," hits theaters today and promises even more swooning opportunities for its passionately devoted fans. ...more

November 19, 2009

Two co-workers who learned this summer that they are long-lost brothers and who reunited this week with their two half sisters - one of whom is from Sarasota - have a new surprise. A half brother has surfaced. ...more

September 26, 2009

Mike Seeger, who helped revive traditional American folk music, has died at age 75. ...more

August 10, 2009

Alexis Marie Ashby wanted a teddy bear with flowers or a heart. The 9-year-old patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa got a black bear with a red heart sweater and quickly named it Valentine. ...more

July 1, 2009

A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. ...more

May 5, 2009

For the first time in school history, the Plant High School Varsity Chorale, Symphony Orchestra and band will perform together tonight. ...more

April 29, 2009

A 9-year-old boy accidentally drowned in Lake Cannon in Polk County, deputies said today. Sony Georges was reported missing late Sunday. Deputies found his body this morning in the lake. ...more

April 27, 2009

A Tampa man charged with torturing a 10-year-old female relative because she discovered his pornographic movie collection remains jailed this morning. No bail has been set. ...more

April 3, 2009