A 44-year-old laborer was arrested Friday night on a charge of second-degree murder in the Feb. 11 killing of 44-year-old Donald Kay. ...more

February 16, 2008

Actions by a community resource deputy to solve a safety issue have drawn praise from a community activist. ...more

February 16, 2008

About 50 residents met recently with the city's growth management staff to kick off a pilot project to rethink the neighborhood's urban landscape. ...more

February 13, 2008

Those training to run a marathon have two options here: run endless loops at the high school track or dodge traffic and run along city streets, few of which have sidewalks. ...more

February 10, 2008

Never look a gift horse in the mouth - especially when safe passage for pedestrians is at stake. ...more

January 12, 2008

SEBRING — Pastor Mike Karl got an unwelcome Christmas gift this year. Construction crews arrived outside the New Testament Church and Mission, where he is the director, on Wednesday and began clearing and grading land for the Sebring Parkway just 17 feet from his building's front door. When talks about the Sebring Parkway started about 20 years ago, Karl said it seemed like a pipe dream, but it's now come to fruition. "I guess that's progress," Karl said with a shrug. "I think when it is all done, we will get used to it." The driveway where the mission received donations is now gone, and anyone with donations should detour to the driveway further northwest on Eucalyptus Street. ...more

December 29, 2007

TAMPA - A 7-year-old girl fell from a second story balcony as she leaned over to talk to her sister, who was below on a sidewalk, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

December 12, 2007

LAKELAND – A Southwest Middle School student was stabbed to death during an argument with another teen, Lakeland police say. ...more

December 5, 2007