The idea was a simple one: Collect stuffed animals and donate them to people who could use something to smile about. ...more

December 12, 2009

VENICE - Daisy the cat could not join the Leonard family in the move back into their fire-damaged home Thursday, but she is still meowing thanks to a fire department rescue and the debut of a $70 piece of animal lifesaving equipment. ...more

March 27, 2009

A Seminole family is upset with the law after a neighbor's pit bull escaped from its yard and killed its puppy Saturday. ...more

March 10, 2009

Linda Cardamone, the owner of the Three Legged Poodle in Sun City Center, said pets love to be pampered for the holidays, but Christmas is not the best time to adopt a new pet. ...more

December 3, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — Deep discounts on everything from sweaters to TVs drove shoppers out of hibernation for the Thanksgiving weekend, but the buying was tempered and sales for the traditional start of the holiday season appear at best in line with stores' low expectations. ...more

November 30, 2008

SEBRING Officer Theodore E. Bear may not eat, breathe, move much or give out citations but he sure knows how to get drivers to slow down. ...more

November 25, 2008

Used to be a man could read a bedtime story to his child and all that was required of him was a book, a small talent for enunciation and maybe the vocal flexibility to distinguish a princess's dialogue from the frog she's kissing. ...more

November 23, 2008

In this house, bedtime is a major production - literally. ...more

November 18, 2008

The scent of all things fried and sugary is in the air, and all the fun rides, entertainment and goodies are finally here. ...more

November 12, 2008

TV viewers can be forgiven if a certain Amos Lee tune makes them weepy with sweet memories of a little girl and a toy monkey. ...more

July 31, 2008