In a reply to comments made by band students about Sylvia Moore's letter on Nov. 24: No, I'm not keeping it in the band room as suggested. I believe the public needs to know because they are where you (the band) get your money from. I refuse to raise money for you to use for a 90-95 percent black uniform. I as a parent refuse black because it is gothic and darkness. ...more

December 19, 2009

As a forensic investigator with the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office, Pete Bihorel's job includes identifying remains. To do that, he reaches out to the public for help. ...more

February 25, 2009

As a forensic investigator with the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office, Pete Bihorel's job includes identifying remains. ...more

February 24, 2009

The tightly held secret of what first lady Michelle Obama will wear for the inaugural ball is finally out. ...more

January 20, 2009

M.B.A.D. could be quite good for two Lake Placid teenagers. M.B.A.D. stands for Multiple Barrel Attachment Device that has been created by Kyle LeBlanc and Kevin Smit. A patent is pending on the switching device for a paintball gun, and the Lake Placid High School sophomores have set up a company (MBAD Paintball Corp.) and a Web site (mbadpaintball.com). ...more

December 28, 2008

Genealogists love research trips. Nothing rivals the hunt, whether it takes place seated in front of a microfilm machine or tramping through a weedy cemetery. ...more

December 14, 2008

New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams says she has confirmed a rumor that has been circulating this week: GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is going to appear on "Saturday Night Live." ...more

October 10, 2008

SARASOTA - The city's poshest hotel could also become its largest in the next two years. ...more

August 28, 2008

Authorities have identified a man fatally shot in the chest at a home in Port Richey on Sunday, Pasco County sheriff's deputies say. Pedro Perez, of 9735 El Camino Paloma St., was shot several times in the chest, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. Perez is believed to be 42 years old. ...more

July 21, 2008

It's the No. 1 health threat to women in America: heart disease. And it's making students at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa see red - in a good way. ...more

June 6, 2008