TBO.com's Halloween photo contest has ended, and the winner is Jennifer Nolen of Carrollwood. ...more

November 11, 2009

TBO.com's Halloween photo contest has ended, and the winner is Jennifer Nolen of Carrollwood. ...more

November 11, 2009

TBO.com's Halloween photo contest has ended, and the winner is Jennifer Nolen of Carrollwood. ...more

November 11, 2009

TBO.com's Halloween photo contest has ended, and the grand prize winner is Jennifer Nolen of Carrollwood. ...more

November 11, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. ...more

March 16, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009

This past week I returned from our 7th American Legion yearly cruise we put together to of course enjoy life and each other, but mainly to raise funds for our veteran programs and children and youth programs. It has personally been a rewarding experience for my husband, David, and me, but this year's cruise brought along with it yet another dynamic force that made me once more sit up and take notice of our wonderful country and all its attributes. The force came this time from the eye of our youngest son, Matthew, who along with his lovely new bride Theresa, had come along for this year's cruise, as did many other of our travelers bring family. After a day at sea with us developing a great rapport with the other travelers and enjoying all the beauty around us, we went into Grand Cayman Island followed by Jamaica. That evening my son came to our room saying, "Mom, you know this is the first time I have ever been out of the United States in my 40 years and I felt in my heart that there is no place on earth like the United States of America. The beauty God gave our world was all around us as it is everywhere, but seeing these ports and the structure of their economy, education and living, etc. I can honestly say that even in these hard times, Mom, there is nowhere like the good old U.S.A. Our poorest of people live better than these people. ...more

February 10, 2009

Although investigators determined the carbon monoxide deaths of Jules and Parker Baudin were accidental, the boys' parents are assigning blame. ...more

January 8, 2009

George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous team to his youngest son, Hal. ...more

November 20, 2008

The parents of a girl who was molested by a neighbor's son have sued the boy's parents. ...more

November 14, 2008