A Manatee County man is in police custody after an argument with his stepmother resulted in her death, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office is reporting. ...more

December 5, 2009

but not on the same scale. In Country A, employment has fallen more than 5 percent, and the unemployment rate has more than doubled. In Country B, employment has fallen only half a percent, and unemployment is only slightly higher than it was before the crisis. ...more

November 15, 2009

It's a girl! Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhino Wednesday. ...more

November 14, 2009

There was always a lot of juice in the storyline whenever the "Ol' Ballcoach" and the "Ol' School Where He Used to Be Ballcoach" were scheduled against each other. Everyone knew Florida should win, but there was always the thought South Carolina could win because Spurrier might come up with something no one had seen before. ...more

November 13, 2009

From answering front office calls, to answering the call of election duty, a Springstead High School secretary has filed to run for the Hernando County School Board District 1 seat. ...more

November 13, 2009

The odds are stacked against him. And in a big way, too. That doesn't seem to bother Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman. ...more

November 5, 2009

The speed limit on Meadow Pointe Boulevard is going up. Pasco County commissioners Tuesday morning approved a plan to raise the speed limit for the two-lane road to 45 mph between State Road 54 and Sheringham Way and to 40 mph south to Beardsley Drive. ...more

November 4, 2009

The reward has increased to $45,000 for information leading to the killer of a 7-year-old north Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill. ...more

November 3, 2009

NO. 2 FLORIDA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.; Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. ...more

October 24, 2009

Don Pirk of Weeki Wachee doesn't believe raising the parking fee at Pine Island a buck is a big deal. ...more

October 22, 2009