Veterans got some good news this week when 16 colleges and universities in Hillsborough County pledged to participate in the federal government's Yellow Ribbon program, part of the expanded GI Bill for post-9/11 veterans. ...more

August 14, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays have signed righthanded reliever Jeff Bennett, released by the Braves on Thursday, and added him to the major league roster. He replaces righty reliever Joe Nelson, who was optioned to Triple-A Durham. ...more

August 1, 2009

On behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the patrons of Highlands County who donated their spare change and bills during our annual MDA Boot Drive, which was held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 18 at the intersection of Sebring Parkway and U.S. 27. ...more

July 28, 2009

Gina Barbato, a senior at the Academy of the Holy Names, recently was honored with the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award, given by the Florida Holocaust Museum. ...more

July 22, 2009

Firefighters had more to battle than just flames when they arrived at a Sarasota home this morning. ...more

July 15, 2009

Necropsies will be performed on a pair of pygmy sperm whales found stranded off Florida's southwest coast. ...more

July 12, 2009

Official versus real holidays have you confused? Just to add to that confusion, here's the deal on mail delivery and post office operations this weekend. ...more

July 3, 2009

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a $2.1 million bid for dredging work for a new, 1,584-foot berth at Port Manatee as part of a $150 million, 10-year port expansion to accommodate container shipping. ...more

June 30, 2009

Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. Bob Smith formally announced his run for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat this week, two months after filing the legal documents. ...more

June 10, 2009

As of 5 p.m. Monday, rainfall totals in the Bay area for the day included: TAMPA ...more

May 19, 2009