Serena Williams flung her racket aside and jumped for joy, looking like someone who had just won her first Grand Slam title. ...more

September 8, 2008

As the losses piled up and titles escaped him, Roger Federer insisted he felt fine, he wasn't washed up and his game would come around. ...more

September 7, 2008

The 2008 hurricane season is moving at a faster pace than usual, and its peak isn't even until Wednesday. ...more

September 5, 2008

As the moon's orbit slowly moves to its furthest point from the earth on the eighth of this month and the beneficial effects of the New Moon subside, anglers will find themselves hard-pressed to achieve success during the daylight hours. ...more

September 3, 2008

Gustav's winds have dropped to 115 m.p.h. as the storm continues to slightly weaken from the strong category four status of Saturday night. ...more

August 31, 2008

Florida could be bracketed by hurricanes this weekend as one churns through the Gulf of Mexico and another meanders in the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

August 29, 2008

At 7:58 p.m. today, we're exactly three days away from the second new moon of August. This Saturday provides the excellent fishing conditions, with the midday heat to contend with the only serious challenge. ...more

August 27, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

August 20, 2008

With partly cloudy skies, but a storm looming, Highlands County schools opened Monday with 528 fewer students compared to the year before. ...more

August 19, 2008

As I kept one eye on the Olympics from Beijing the past couple of days, and another on the approaching tropical storm-hurricane, I couldn't help but recall the titanic 2001 effort by a group led by former Hillsborough Commissioner Ed Turanchik to win the 2012 Olympics for Central Florida. ...more

August 19, 2008