July 26, 2009 ...more

July 26, 2009

May 15, 2009 ...more

May 15, 2009

Sebring's Cody Hoffner went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored and Dustin Lang earned the win with 4 1/3 innings of solid pitching to lead the Blue Streaks to a 13-3, five-inning victory over Avon Park in the Class 4A-District 10 semifinal at Firemen's Field on Thursday night. The win moves Sebring into the district finals against Braden River at 7 p.m. on Friday, while the loss ended the season for Avon Park and Coach Mort Jackson, who is stepping down after 22 years as head coach of the Red Devils. ...more

May 1, 2009

Longtime Tampa radio personality and jazz buff Pat Chamburs died Sunday at age 84 at his home in St. Pete Beach after a lengthy illness. ...more

April 14, 2009

Local resident Steve Noel spent $400 on his reserved spot at the hairpin turn of the Sebring International Raceway. ...more

March 21, 2009

A federal prisoner stands accused in a rape that occurred 22 years ago in Pinellas County, according to authorities and court records. ...more

March 18, 2009

A Florida man didn't get very far with his claim that a constitutional right to bear arms should apply to convicted felons. ...more

March 13, 2009

After living 60 years in another state, I now make my home in Florida. Since arriving here, I took notice of the lack of commercial vehicle enforcement by Florida and local area law enforcement. What tripped my trigger was a semi that recently had his exhaust brake activated and was very loud. I heard this guy a mile before the intersection of Schumacher Road and U.S. 27. And I continued to hear him as he traveled south from Schumacher Road. Exhaust brakes are not loud if the vehicle is equipped with the proper equipment. But coupled with twin straight pipes and no mufflers (yes folks, no mufflers) it is loud, and that's what people complain about. But more concerning to me are the unsecured loads that are obvious. Large heavy equipment and building materials without load chains securing them to the beds of equipment trailers and trucks. ...more

March 13, 2009

There are only three topics table hostesses are warned to steer clear of at Brandon Christian Women's Connection luncheons. ...more

March 11, 2009

The pastor deflected the first of the gunman's four rounds with a Bible, sending a confetti-like spray of paper into the air in a horrifying scene worshippers initially thought was a skit, police said. ...more

March 9, 2009