News that the Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in a number of U.S. banks helped restore a relative calm over global financial markets Thursday. ...more

October 9, 2008

Whenever rescue units are faced with excavating someone from inside a collapsed building, they can be assured of backup. ...more

September 29, 2008

Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort, a no-kill animal shelter at 1528 27th St. S.E., recently received a donation worth more than $50 from 10-year-old Olivia Thomas. ...more

August 27, 2008

The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the past 50 years to compare to it. ...more

August 7, 2008

Todd Weller visited the sandy beaches and turquoise waters of the Caribbean last fall, intending to kick back and relax. But he returned to his home in the San Francisco area with more than just the usual souvenirs in his carry-on luggage. A wiggling, 9-week-old puppy named Mardi made the trip with him. ...more

July 6, 2008

It was raining all dogs last Saturday during the Suds 'n Summer fundraiser at Give A Dog A Bone. ...more

June 28, 2008

The Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort recently honored 12 students for their volunteer efforts in working with CARE's homeless animals during the 2007-08 school year. ...more

June 6, 2008

My favorite letter this week comes from Valerie Sumner Morales. The letter was not about her dad, but I want to mention her father, the late Col. Robert Sumner, on the heels of Memorial Day. A lot of you might remember him as an instructor at the University of Tampa. ...more

June 2, 2008

PANAMA CITY BEACH - A Georgia man is dead after he was pulled from the water during the swimming portion of a triathlon in the Florida Panhandle. ...more

May 12, 2008

Kathie Aaron, a candidate for honorary mayor of Apollo Beach, is having a family barbecue and dog pageant from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 24 at Dr. Ott's Off-Leash Dog Park, 21st Street Southeast and Third Avenue Southeast. ...more

May 10, 2008