Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — A call to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office regarding a missing 3-year-old boy ended in tragedy Saturday, when the boy was found dead in a family pool. ...more

February 25, 2008

Regarding "Penniless Man Returns $100 Find" (front page, Feb. 15): I want to thank The Tampa Tribune for placing this story on the front page. As the main headline that day was about a tragedy in Illinois, this local story of an honest man and a teenager who was brought up right in this day is the real news. We would love to read about this news more often. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - The owner of a dog killed by an alligator at Al Lopez Park said she was happy the gator was finally trapped Thursday but not so happy it's being killed. ...more

February 15, 2008

Regarding "Blessing Amid Tragedy" (Other Views, Feb. 11) and "Flirting With Flight At TIA: Dog Survives 6-Story Fall" (front page, Feb. 8): ...more

February 13, 2008

We have had a fire so hot, so big, it lit up Sebring on the dark night. Our business turned into a frantic fight to save the buildings that were not being burnt up by this fierce fire. The Sebring firefighters risked life and limb to keep the fire from spreading and putting us out of business. If it wasn't for the fine supervision of the brave men fighting a very frightening fire, our business would have been completely destroyed. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Words cannot express our feelings, and we thank God for these heroes. ...more

February 4, 2008

the coach's no-news conference to announce he isn't going anywhere. ...more

January 22, 2008

Find Stella's Killer The evening of Nov. 9 was the worst of our lives. We came home to find our dog Stella shot to death on our property. She was not just a dog but a beloved family member full of life. ...more

January 3, 2008

This is a thank you to all members and guests of VFW Post 4300. On Dec. 16 they held a benefit for my great grandson, Hayden Hunt. Hayden's mom, Jamie, my granddaughter, was killed in a tragic auto accident in Illinois on Oct. 19. Being the great Post that it is, they got together and put on a benefit for Hayden's education fund. They had an auction and 50-50, donated music by Frank-E and Billy Glades, and of course, lots of food. My family, 11 of them, flew from Illinois for the weekend and they were all overwhelmed by the turnout. It really was awesome. ...more

December 28, 2007