LAND O' LAKES - When the trivia question pops up years from now asking who scored the first points inside the Academy at the Lakes gym, the answer might be a bit unusual. ...more

February 22, 2008

Early in Sen. John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female telecommunications lobbyist had been turning up with him at fundraisers, visiting his offices and accompanying on a client's corporate jet. ...more

February 21, 2008

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has a new look. Closed for six weeks, the once-drab aquarium reopened Tuesday morning after being redesigned and refurbished, including additional exhibits and viewing areas. ...more

February 20, 2008

CLEARWATER -- The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has a new look. ...more

February 19, 2008

John McCain picked up former President Bush's support on Monday, a critical blessing by a pillar of the Republican establishment whose members aren't completely sold on the party's next standard-bearer. ...more

February 19, 2008

For years, the New Tampa Community Council has sought to create a fall fundraiser that can match its popular and financially successful spring food festival, the Taste of New Tampa. ...more

February 18, 2008

Fund set up to pay for expenses for Jacob Bolton ...more

February 7, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in January, a whopping figure that has permitted the campaign to boost staff and extend advertising to states beyond the sweeping Super Tuesday contests, aides said Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008

It truly would be a dog day this summer. Dogowners and their furry friends have salivated for months now as the county's first canine-friendly park takes shape. ...more

January 30, 2008

SEBRING — The deadline to raise $10,000 to help Ugandan children is approaching with a group of about 20 Sebring High freshmen feeling optimistic about their effort to help the oppressed students of Africa. If the school reaches the $10,000 goal by Feb. 1, the School for Schools program will send four Sebring High students and a teacher to Washington, D.C., to meet a Ugandan representative. With about $7,000 collected thus far through various fundraisers, about $3,000 is needed to reach the goal. ...more

January 26, 2008