The 19-year-old St. Petersburg woman who lost control of her car this morning, killing a 20-year-old passenger, has had a range of traffic infractions – including three speeding tickets, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. ...more

February 9, 2009

Olympic great Michael Phelps has acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo in a British newspaper showed him smoking marijuana. ...more

February 2, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG A 35-year-old man was killed New Year's Eve after he crossed into the opposite lane and crashed into another vehicle. Curtis Ronald Godfrey of 636 25th Ave. S. was declared dead at the scene of the accident, which took place shortly before midnight on 22nd Avenue South, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

January 1, 2009

Every day, folks in the newspaper business, from press operators to reporters to community columnists and publishers, talk about the fear of its demise. ...more

January 28, 2008

AVON PARK — The Highlands County School Board will not have to pay for a reclaimed "gray water" pipe hook-up at Memorial Elementary School until the city's reclaimed water lines reach within 500 feet of the school. In a split 3-2 vote, the council accepted the compromise in the agreement. Council members Doug Eason and Brenda Gray cast the two dissenting votes. ...more

November 29, 2007

About four years ago, the city bought the old federal courthouse for $1. ...more

October 10, 2007

TAMPA - About four years ago, the city bought the old federal courthouse for $1. Since then, it has spent tens of thousands of dollars a year maintaining the 102-year-old structure on Florida Avenue. ...more

October 9, 2007

Some 3,000 gold miners were trapped deep underground Wednesday when a burst water pipe apparently damaged the elevator shaft, but the company expected to get them out safely in the next 24 hours, officials said. ...more

October 4, 2007