Sarah Thomas made history at the Pizza Bowl on Saturday, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked the matchup between Ohio and Marshall. ...more

December 27, 2009

Walt Disney World has been cited by federal officials for the death of a worker during a monorail accident last summer. ...more

December 23, 2009

Even bird counting is feeling the impact of digital technology. Some 50 volunteers will be armed with some of the latest gear when they take to the field Jan. 2 for the West Pasco Audubon Society annual Christmas season bird count. ...more

December 23, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast airports are trying to dig out from a major winter storm and hope to get holiday travelers moving again. ...more

December 20, 2009

Pasco County deputies found the body of a man who went missing after he jumped into the Anclote River on Friday morning, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

December 19, 2009

A radio station's turkey-frying stunt was a recipe for disaster Friday morning when an attempt to cook the frozen bird in a van resulted in the vehicle catching fire, eventually injuring a firefighter. ...more

December 19, 2009

The federal government says it's close to unveiling a plan to help homeowners with tainted drywall from China. But a proposal on the table would tap money that's typically set aside for low income communities. ...more

December 18, 2009

The principal of Sikes Elementary School in Lakeland has been accused of raping and molesting an 11-year-old girl. The charges against Corey Lynn Swindler, 38, do not involve a student at the school. Swindler is not related to the girl but has had access to her for about 10 years through a domestic relationship, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 17, 2009

A 25-year-old Zephyrhills man has been accused of having two 16-year-old girls perform a sex act on him in a Wesley Chapel motel room. ...more

December 16, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Evangelist Oral Roberts, who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar organization and an Oklahoma university bearing his name, has died. He was 91. ...more

December 15, 2009