A teen girl was robbed and attacked Monday afternoon, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 24, 2009

Luke Skywalker's light saber has been on Star Wars fans' Christmas lists for more than 30 years. ...more

December 12, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - Call him imaginative. Call him determined. Call him stubborn. Just don't call him blind. Liberty Middle School eighth-grader Peyton Short can barely make out images because of a genetic condition that has left him visually impaired. But it hasn't kept Peyton from his first loves of reading and writing. His passion for the written word was evident with his recent score on the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. He earned a perfect score, one of 22 students in his school to earn the top mark. ...more

June 10, 2008