Motherhood: The wonder, the excitement, the sleepless nights spent wondering what you're supposed to do next. Insert baby books here. Three new manuals are on the market, each covering a different but equally important aspect of motherhood: the mom, the mom with baby and the baby. ...more

May 30, 2008

A backhoe ripped down a mobile home Wednesday where a young mother and her two children were slain. ...more

May 29, 2008

LUTZ - As a demolition crew's backhoe ripped down the walls of a mobile home where a young mother and her two children were found slain, her son's classmates honored them this morning by planting a memorial garden. ...more

May 28, 2008

Death hasn't touched them yet. That's why two teenagers thought vandalizing Sunset Meadows Memorial Park would be "fun." ...more

May 28, 2008

Teenagers who eschewed parental prodding to get on the stick and find a part-time job before school lets out next week could be in for a long, hot, jobless summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

LAKELAND - A 2-year-old girl was seriously injured tonight after she was run over by a lawnmower, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 25, 2008

Local U-pick blueberry farm drew thousands this year; next season begins in April. ...more

May 19, 2008

SEBRING — Savanna Weirick hasn't stopped smiling since this afternoon when she leapt into the arms of her mommy and daddy who came all the way from Iraq to pick her up from day care. Army Sgt. John and Army Spc. Kairee Weirick said the 18 hours on the plane and a couple of hours in a car were definitely worth the chance to be with their 3-year-old daughter. ...more

May 2, 2008

grandparents, mother, myself, five siblings, aunt, uncle and two cousins from Michigan, along with the Kinderman family (four people). The big draw in Hernando was basically two things: the great weather; and it was cheap to live here, for a fairly nice, quaint region. ...more

February 22, 2008

After scouring the Internet to fill her house with only the best toys for her infant twin sons, Lori Pope hated to watch the clutter build as the boys lost interest. ...more

February 17, 2008