Florida recently marked the one-year anniversary of deadly tornadoes that swept the central part of the state, killing 21 people in a heart-wrenching display of devastation. ...more

February 21, 2008

When sirens blared near Union University on Feb. 5, sophomore Joe Mendolia assumed it was another routine warning of potentially severe weather. ...more

February 20, 2008

Nothing gets in the way of a good parade. Rain didn't slow Monday afternoon's procession of floats, marching bands and classic cars, which marked the start of the 61st-annual Pasco County Fair. ...more

February 19, 2008

With sirens wailing and a tornado approaching, 19-year-old Claire Elmblad of Wesley Chapel began praying out loud. Her fellow Union University dormitory roommates, all hunkered down in a bathtub and surrounded by blackness, did the same. ...more

February 8, 2008

TAMPA - With sirens wailing and a tornado approaching, 19-year-old Claire Elmblad of Wesley Chapel began praying out loud. Her fellow Union University dormitory roommates, all hunkered down in the cramped bathtub and surrounded by blackness, did the same. ...more

February 7, 2008

Gina Boyd's day already had soured when her 3-year-old daughter began vomiting in her Dodge Caravan. ...more

January 29, 2008

LAKELAND - Polk County deputies have found a 61-year-old woman who had been missing since Friday night. ...more

December 30, 2007

BARTOW - A Polk County sheriff's deputy responding to a possible burglary struck a car that pulled in front of him shortly after 7:30 p.m. today. ...more

December 25, 2007

Twelve deputies and their supervisor were suspended without pay for their role in a high-speed chase that never should have happened in the first place. ...more

December 18, 2007

Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl, and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet, have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature. ...more

December 7, 2007