A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday. ...more

November 10, 2009

The four men entered the room at Orient Road Jail to news cameras rolling and reporters firing questions. ...more

November 6, 2009

The International House of Pancakes is offering customers one free short stack of three buttermilk pancakes between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. today. Organizers hope customers will make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network. ...more

February 24, 2009

No one involved with the court case against Diana O'Neill disagrees that the teacher hit her severely developmentally disabled students in the head with water bottles, boards and binders. ...more

February 13, 2009

In the passionate world of Civil War re-enactors, authenticity is everything - from uniforms with historically correct stitching to hardtack made from scratch. ...more

November 9, 2008

Dogs Need Their Space Regarding "More Dogs Down And Out" (Metro, Aug. 7): Thank you for alerting the public to the tragedy of local dogs dumped by their financially stressed owners. Sadly, many of these dogs could have happy, loving homes if not for the shortsighted practices of Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, one of the subjects of your article. Their overly strict rules prevent lots of caring, responsible dog owners from adopting. ...more

August 15, 2008

I can't imagine anything nicer than taking a break and heading to the south of France - be still my impatient heart. ...more

July 16, 2008

I can't imagine anything nicer than taking a break and heading to the south of France - be still my impatient heart. ...more

July 15, 2008

Our county government is a mess. They change committees to suit their agenda. If the results are not to their paradigm, they change the rules or committees. Example, they first decided that a new "CEO" a.k.a. county administrator, should be hired after his or her staff has been hired. What a colossal error. I can only think of one reason for this. They wanted to be sure that their special people were promoted to these higher-paying jobs. But when the committee sent the second selection of the new directors' jobs, they were not all that happy. So they just changed the rules and the next ones will be a group of finalists. ...more

February 20, 2008

Ric Ridgway, chief assistant state attorney, said he should know by the end of the week if there is enough evidence to begin an inquiry into whether a Spring Hill Fire Rescue District commissioner violated the Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine Law. ...more

February 12, 2008