More than two weeks after a small plane carrying two people crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off Homosassa, a second body has been recovered. ...more

December 19, 2008

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is taking the lead in the investigation into the disappearance of a small plane off the coast of Homosassa. The agency said it will be responsible for releasing the identity of the remains found in the Gulf of Mexico last week. ...more

December 16, 2008

The identity of a person's remains found in the Gulf of Mexico this week has not been established, and it will require DNA testing to officially determine, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office today. An aircraft carrying Darien Peckham of Tampa and Zachary Schlitt of West Palm Beach crashed into the Gulf on Nov. 30. ...more

December 10, 2008

The following people were booked Friday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 7 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 9, 2008

The private search organization that helped look for missing toddler Caylee Anthony in Orlando says it's scanning the Gulf of Mexico for two pilots whose aircraft went missing Sunday. ...more

December 6, 2008

Laughter pealed through Sacred Heart Church's sanctuary Thursday night as family and friends recalled Zachary Schlitt's sense of humor and adventure. ...more

December 4, 2008

Bill Rich wasn't from Pasco County, but he was as familiar to regulars at Sertoma bluegrass festivals as the ranch's rolling hills and tree-lined landscape. He spent last weekend at the youth ranch north of Dade City, accompanying daughter Amy's fiddle and son Nathan's acoustic guitar on the banjo that rarely left his side. The family had been participating in the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival and other musical events at the venue for 20 years. Rich, 57, of West Palm Beach, died unexpectedly Tuesday, two days after the festival ended. "He had a bad heart and he just went into the hospital Monday to get some water taken out of his leg," said Nathan Rich, 24. "His heart just went out overnight." ...more

December 4, 2008

If you're tired of bad real estate news, here's encouragement: Tampa is the top metro area in Florida for singles who relocate, according to an industry survey. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Coast Guard has called off its search for two pilots whose plane disappeared Sunday over the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

December 3, 2008

In the past few months, BK Jackson seems to have been everywhere. He released his first smooth jazz CD, opened for legendary vocalist Tony Bennett at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday and performed the national anthem at four sold-out Tampa Bay Rays playoff games. ...more

December 3, 2008