Stu Cassell is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and once made a living cracking jokes about his height. A standup comedian needs to poke fun at someone, and Cassell's deadpan humor in the self-deprecating style of Woody Allen got him many gigs and giggles across the country. At one point he even began to headline comedy shows. ...more

December 14, 2009

A soldier from Plant City died last week while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's body was returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Sunday. ...more

October 26, 2009

U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke, 25, who was raised in Plant City and graduated from Plant City High School, was killed in Afghanistan last week. His body was returned Sunday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. ...more

October 25, 2009

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March 15, 2009

People often begin their genealogical quests wondering, "Where did my ancestors come from?" ...more

March 15, 2009

Buoyed by a decision at Coleman Elementary School not to install a cell tower on campus, parents at Pride Elementary in New Tampa are mobilizing to get one removed. ...more

January 21, 2009

Buoyed by a decision at Coleman Elementary School not to install a cell tower on campus, parents at Pride Elementary in New Tampa are mobilizing to get one removed. ...more

January 21, 2009

On a recording of a 911 call released today, a seemingly distraught Robert Farley tells an emergency operator about a bloody scene where he has found his father's body. "He's lying on the floor. There is blood on the floor. There's blood on his back," Farley tells the operator on New Year's Day. ...more

January 8, 2009

A videotape released today shows Robert Farley dancing and singing hours after he killed his 93-year-old father, authorities say. ...more

January 7, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009