Kia T. Shaw, a 12-year-old from Land O' Lakes, is the newly crowned Miss Pre-Teen National Teenager 2010. Today, she'll visit pediatric patients at Tampa General Hospital's Children's Medical Center. ...more

August 13, 2009

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Whisper Lake Community and The First Assembly of God Church on Kenilworth Drive, Sebring, for their generous donations and good wishes for the Sebring Good Shepherd Hospice, a few local nursing homes and for 100 children sick in Charlotte, N.C., and some of their families who are staying in one of the Ronald McDonald houses. ...more

December 6, 2008

The stock market crash of 1929 came a few months after Katie Robinson was born. Her mother said the world wasn't ready for her. ...more

November 5, 2008

A light rain had started to fall as the three white caskets — one for Lisa Freiberg and two smaller ones for her young children — were brought out of the church and taken toward the waiting black limousine. ...more

May 18, 2008

Bowls are filled, pets have toys, and foster kids received Christmas surprises thanks to a growing group of students at Lake Magdalene Elementary. ...more

December 17, 2007

The "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center proves why classics never go out of style. Besides the few updates, such as references to fax machines and BlackBerries, the 75-year-old production still entertains with traditional song, dance and holiday cheer. ...more

December 9, 2007

In her classroom Friday morning, Hudson Elementary Head Start prekindergarten teacher Karen Ross had big news for her students. ...more

December 8, 2007

It takes a village to bring the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center stage. Here's a look behind the scenes by the numbers. ...more

December 6, 2007

The Bucs are off to a 2-1 start, partly due to the contagious energy from the home crowd at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

September 30, 2007