Following its tradition of electing a new chairman each year, the School Board of Highlands County approved Andy Tuck to head the board for the next 12 months. ...more

November 22, 2008

Another circuit judge threw out evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that a narcotics-sniffing dog's nose was not reliable enough to justify searching a vehicle. ...more

November 19, 2008

It's mid-November and time is running out. Let's face facts: It's never too late to start thinking about ... ...more

November 14, 2008

Forget Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Super Bowl is coming to Tampa on Feb. 1, and that means the merchandizing machine has begun to grind. ...more

November 12, 2008

Charles W. Hatfield of New Port Richey says the 2008 presidential election was so ridiculously and overly long he didn't vote, although he is a lifelong Democrat. ...more

November 12, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival will have a new leader when it opens in about four months. ...more

November 1, 2008

The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted after four months of searches yielded no sign of the child. ...more

October 15, 2008

Heartbroken at the sudden death of their baby boy, the Yi family struggled to forget what they thought was a tragic twist of fate. They burned his clothes, toys, everything but a single photo and the baby formula he drank. ...more

October 14, 2008

Henry 'Bud' Berolzheimer of Tarpon Springs says city officials are ignoring his suggestion that the town's sidewalks be improved to make people's lives more enjoyable. ...more

October 11, 2008

Forecasters are saying Tampa residents may see something Thursday morning not viewed since May 27: a thermometer reading lower than 70 degrees. ...more

September 23, 2008