NASA is hoping the weather finally cooperates for its sixth launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour. ...more

July 14, 2009

A surprising number of teenagers, nearly 15 percent, think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. ...more

July 1, 2009

An Avon Park Wal-Mart cashier was free on $1,000 bail Tuesday, after she was accused by store security of taking cash from her register. ...more

July 1, 2009

The Florida Aquarium introduced a new floating classroom Thursday morning. Three times the capacity of the previous boat, the catamaran will allow passengers to see bird sanctuaries, wild dolphins and other native marine life. ...more

June 12, 2009

The Florida Aquarium introduced a new floating classroom this morning. Three times the capacity of the previous boat, the catamaran will allow passengers to see bird sanctuaries, wild dolphins and other native marine life. ...more

June 11, 2009

Tampa police are searching for a suspect who shot two women as they sat in their car Saturday night. According to police, the victims were returning to their home in the Courtney Cove Apartments at 5510 N. Himes Ave. at about 7:30 p.m. when the shooting occurred. ...more

May 31, 2009

Lampe and Kiefer announce that its staff has completed an advanced training course in Minneapolis, Minn., and can now fit a brand new hearing aid technology - Starkey's S Series with Drive Architecture. ...more

May 24, 2009

Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

A Riverview woman has been charged in the March 5 death of a man who was staying at her residence. ...more

May 4, 2009

The singer of the 1980s love song "Hungry Eyes" has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and failing to control his car and has been sentenced to a month in an Ohio jail. ...more

April 16, 2009