After getting blanked by Sebring on Tuesday night, the Lake Placid girls volleyball team rebounded in a big way by beating Frostproof 25-13, 25-16, 25-13 in the consolation final of the Preseason Classic on Thursday night in the Blue Streak gym. ...more

August 30, 2008

10:08 a.m. While South Florida took the brunt of Tropical Storm Fay, volunteers and staff from the American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter remained poised to jump into action if trouble arises locally. "We're basically on stand down right now," spokeswoman Abi Weaver said. "We're on alert just in case there is any wind damage or flooding." ...more

August 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – A family of six were sleeping in different beds Saturday night after the home they were renting caught fire in the afternoon. ...more

August 16, 2008

Don't forget to pack compassion in that hurricane survival kit, American Red Cross officials say. ...more

July 7, 2008

LARGO - A fire ripped through the roof of the Belleair Oaks Condominiums building this morning, slightly injuring one resident and displacing dozens. ...more

June 18, 2008

LAKE ALFRED Polk County police are investigating the drowning death of a 5-year-old girl which occurred Saturday evening. ...more

May 31, 2008

When East Bay High School's commencement takes place May 28, Kristen Zemina will address her classmates and encourage them to make their marks in the world. ...more

May 21, 2008

Girls Volleyball Recaps ...more

May 11, 2008

VOLLEYBALL Central's Mihok signs scholarship with Lake Sumter Community College ...more

May 5, 2008

The city of Dunedin is still tiptoeing around the question of whether to buy a parcel of land along Alt. 19 with St. Joseph Sound on one side and the Pinellas Trail on the other. It would be nice to turn this land, owned by businessman and musician J.C. Weaver, into a city park to ensure it isn't developed. ...more

February 12, 2008