I am shocked and surprised that you would print the letter written by Brian P. Moore on Sept. 18 called "Tragedy and travesty." ...more

September 24, 2009

A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with the car collision that killed sheriff's Capt. Bierwiler. ...more

July 21, 2009

I was leaving Seminole Hard Rock Casino one night recently with my wife, about $200 lighter. On the elevator going to the parking garage was a young couple so drunk they had to hold each other up. ...more

June 29, 2009

Michael Jackson's death wasn't a tragedy; his life was. This is a man who had talent that would forever put him in a league with Presley and Sinatra. There is no questioning his special gift. ...more

June 27, 2009

Lisa Strong's story ("Judge says amputee jury wrong," June 1) is truly a tragedy. I can only imagine the jury couldn't agree on which of the two doctors was most responsible. But there is a process for apportionment of responsibility that should have been (and probably will be) followed. ...more

June 5, 2009

I recently read about an unspeakable tragedy that was just narrowly averted because of the courageous action of just one person. Eight starving horses were wasting away in a field while their owners consistently failed to provide food, water or basic veterinary care. The horses ate bark off of trees in a desperate attempt to stave off their hunger but it wasn't enough, they were slowly dying. Thankfully a neighbor saw the horses suffering and decided she couldn't look the other way. She called a local veterinarian and that set the wheels in motion for a rescue operation to save the horses. Unfortunately the rescue came too late for one, but the survivors are now thriving in their new environment. ...more

March 27, 2009

Tony Dungy, who retired from coaching at age 53 this year, said he always planned leave football at some point but that his son's 2005 suicide provided "a little sense of doing it a little quicker." ...more

March 3, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. ...more

February 20, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. Alvarez's decision to drink and drive ended 8-year-old Kevin's life on May 10, 2007. The boy's family came to court Thursday to watch Alvarez plead no contest to DUI-manslaughter in exchange for a 12-year prison sentence. ...more

February 19, 2009

When most people think of "Hamlet" they think of a tragedy, but the students starring in the upcoming performance of "Haunted Hamlet" at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel are hoping to change that perception. ...more

February 18, 2009