Doctors for the Deerfield Beach boy set on fire by a group of teenagers say he's showing significant progress. Michael Brewer is being treated at a burn center jointly run by the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. The center director said Thursday the 15-year-old's wounds have staved off infection — a common complication of severe burns. ...more

October 23, 2009

Talk about locks of love. Evolutions Hair Design in Spring Hill will host a "Hair-a-thon" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday to raise money for Joe Cascio, an assistant fire chief at the Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department who was injured in a car accident last month. ...more

March 14, 2009

SARASOTA - Police say arsonists started a fire at a home on 24th Street in an attempt to kill a man who they suspected of shooting an aspiring boxer and his girlfriend over the weekend. Related Links: ...more

March 12, 2009

He doesn't want to waste a second. He beats most everyone to the park. Joe Nelson learned at his first training camp, in 1996. The then-Atlanta Braves prospect overslept twice. ...more

February 22, 2009

Children at Hillel School ran, stretched and even got their hair cut in the name of healthy hearts this morning. They'll get a big, personal "thank you" later from CNN broadcaster Larry King. ...more

November 21, 2008

A 13-year-old British girl who has undergone nearly a dozen surgeries in her young life has refused a heart transplant operation - a decision that may ultimately lead to her death. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tiffany Viscussi was eating pizza with her fiance and mother while they awaited word from her doctor. ...more

November 7, 2008

Firefighters in Dunedin found and shut off a gas leak at Mease Dunedin Hospital this morning before any patients had to be evacuated. ...more

October 19, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping. ...more

July 12, 2008

A few weeks ago I handed a diploma to Brian, a young man who worked very hard to finish his degree. He completed most of it online from Iraq in his hospital bed while he recovered from injuries that required nearly 20 surgeries before he could return to Iraq for his second tour. ...more

July 6, 2008