If there was any doubt, the expectations for the University of South Florida this football season have never been bigger. USF was picked to finish second in the Big East in the league's media poll, released this morning. USF received one first-place vote and was picked to finish behind West Virginia, which has won or shared two of the last three Big East titles. ...more

July 29, 2008

Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. ...more

June 28, 2008

The gray cooling tower crumbled behind billowing dust clouds in seconds Friday, reducing the structure at North Korea's nuclear reactor into a pile of rubble. It was a choreographed show by the communist regime meant to affirm an intention to stop making atomic bombs. ...more

June 28, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. Last week, he took his issues to the Federal Communications Commission. Cabrera, who has been a vocal opponent of bulk contracts between cable companies and homeowners associations, flew to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the FCC's media bureau and other commission staff. ...more

June 25, 2008

Blaming environmentalists for high energy prices, never mind the evidence, has been a hallmark of the Bush administration. ...more

June 24, 2008

Most of Tuesday's media attention focused on a player who was not at One Buc Place, but the overlooked story was a running back desperately trying to rejoin his teammates. ...more

June 18, 2008

Wimauma Elementary hosts its Multicultural Festival with music, dancing, plays and food from around the globe. ...more

June 4, 2008

AVON PARK — Congressman Putnam's office has called Lucio Anaya Sr. and to say his passport will arrive soon. "He called me," said Patricia Austin, who wrote Putnam on Anaya's behalf. "He said they have approved his passport. "That's wonderful," said Austin. "Hopefully, he'll get it within two weeks." Anaya, an Avon Park vegetable stand operator who lives in Frostproof, has applied twice for a passport, but was sent a letter with requests for more documents. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEBRING — One drink and one decision to drive after drinking can affect many people, Sebring High School Resource Officer/Deputy Sheriff Ross Porter told students Thursday. The message was timed to caution and inform students prior to Sebring High School's senior prom, which is this evening. ...more

May 9, 2008

PORT TAMPA Mayor Pam Iorio tonight said neighborhoods won't feel the pinch of smaller city government caused by the economic downturn. "We are not cutting critical services," Iorio said during a town hall meeting at Westshore Elementary School. She said the city won't cut police officers and she vowed to hire firefighters. ...more

May 6, 2008