BOGOTA, Colombia — The family of one of the hostages the Colombian military rescued from leftist rebels Wednesday says they're excited he's coming home. ...more

July 2, 2008

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said its military rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels on Wednesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

Residents will have plenty of options when they head to the polls April 8 to choose a replacement for outgoing city councilwoman Celia Graham. ...more

February 19, 2008

Whenever a NASCAR celebrity ignited a media blaze, it was Chris Throgmartin's job to put out the flames ...more

February 16, 2008

Turning away a squad of Marine Corps reservists planning a weekend of training downtown has put this city's mayor in the crossfire of veterans. ...more

February 14, 2008

PUNTA GORDA - Relatives and volunteers continue to search for a missing former Marine and Iraq war veteran from Punta Gorda who hasn't been seen in more than a week. ...more

February 11, 2008

Family and friends of an injured Iraq war veteran who has been missing since Sunday fear that the 24-year-old is covering his tracks. ...more

February 10, 2008

Steve Wilkos flipped burgers, posed for pictures and spread good will last week at a nonprofit Tampa facility that offers comfort to people affected by AIDS. ...more

January 21, 2008

Authorities said Friday that they believe they found the shallow grave of a pregnant Marine in the backyard of a comrade she accused of rape, and found evidence inside his house that suggested she had been killed. ...more

January 12, 2008

St. Mary's County Regional Airport is home to a fleet of single-engine Cessnas, many of them owned by amateur pilots and parked in tidy rows just off the runway. ...more

January 10, 2008