The NFL isn't the only football league where the players aren't afraid to wear pink. Members of the Turkey Creek Trojans varsity and junior varsity teams and their cheerleaders are donning pink this month in support of breast cancer awareness. ...more

October 22, 2009

Budget woes are forcing state wildlife officials to cut a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. ...more

April 6, 2009

The American Cancer Society is looking for people to participate in its Relay for Life in Carrollwood. ...more

March 25, 2009

PASADENA, Calif. - Did NASA's Phoenix Mars lander find evidence of liquid water before it froze to death? ...more

March 11, 2009

Richard Seufzer posted a note at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport last year asking for help with his senior project. ...more

March 10, 2009

Each year as the town of Lake Placid hosts the Relay for Life event. We attract more and more participants. This year, however, the dates have been moved to May 1 and 2 and it is important to share this information with the local people. This will be my fifth year participating and I'm sure the new timing will encourage more people to take part. In the past our event has been earlier in the year, so we may miss some of our snowbirds who will have headed north. Perhaps others who had been discouraged by cold weather in the past will try to attend this year. Relay for Life is a program that raises money for cancer research, which provides a family-oriented event designed to educate everyone about the progress being made and the work still needing to be done. In addition to the actual relay, where team members keep someone on the track at all times, there are games, food, entertainment and a beautiful luminaria observance in honor or memory of those affected by cancer. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Humane Society of the Nature Coast continues to climb up the rankings in the race for a million-dollar shelter makeover thanks to an army of online team members. ...more

February 6, 2009

Teamwork was not a strong trait of last season's Avon Park boys basketball team, but over the summer, head coach Luther Clemons found his squad finally responding to his preaching. ...more

November 21, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is making several changes in how it runs its jail system, including the creation of crisis intervention teams, additional training in handling inmate grievances and clarifying use of force procedures for detention and patrol deputies. ...more

November 18, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is making several changes in how it runs its jail system, including the creation of crisis intervention teams, additional training in handling inmate grievances and clarifying use of force procedures for detention and patrol deputies. ...more

November 17, 2008