While moms and dads are busy coming up with resolutions for improving in the New Year, their kids don't have to feel left out. There are all kinds of things children can do, too, to be happy and healthier in 2008. ...more

December 28, 2007

PLANT CITY - A man was shot at least three times tonight at a mobile home park at 8406 Henry George Road, Hillsborough deputies said. The 27-year-old man was shot outside in the yard of the mobile home at 8:14 p.m. He was taken to Tampa General Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. ...more

December 9, 2007

I'm not prone to writing letters to the editor, unless I see or read something in the paper that really "cheeses me off." What has gotten my "knickers in a twist" this time is not something from the paper, but what our "County Mounties" are doing. Don't get me wrong, I highly respect our sheriff's deputies, it's what some of them have been doing by parking in a handicap spot that is upsetting. Once a week I have my hair done at a beauty salon on North Main Street in Lake Placid. Having a legitimate handicap sticker, it is most helpful for me to be able to park in a handicap zone. ...more

December 2, 2007

Florida and CSX Transportation officials have reached an agreement on a nearly half-billion-dollar deal to bring commuter rail to Central Florida and help CSX expand its statewide freight operations. ...more

November 30, 2007

Television viewing long has been linked with poor eating habits. So when University of Minnesota researchers embarked on a study of family meals, they fully expected that having the TV on at dinner would take a toll on children's diets. ...more

October 19, 2007

Here's a fact that is no secret to Floridians: Our state is growing rapidly. Thirteen Florida counties are listed among the fastest growing 100 counties in the United States. Within the next 20 years, the states of Georgia and Florida are expected to have more residents than New York and New Jersey. People want to live in Florida, and millions more visit the state each year. ...more

October 18, 2007

Hillsborough County deputies Friday arrested a 22-year-old woman on felony molestation charges after learning of a relationship between her and a 15-year-old boy, officials said. ...more

October 13, 2007

There is new hope that Earth, if not the life on it, might survive an apocalypse 5 billion years from now. ...more

September 16, 2007

Despite building a great volleyball program at Durant High, until just recently the Cougars could not claim to have a true rival. But without a doubt Sarasota Riverview has become that. ...more

September 8, 2007