Sometime just before dawn today, a 56-year-old woman either in a wheelchair or walking behind it on her daily visit to an herbal healer was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Winter Haven. ...more

June 3, 2008

Regarding "Congregation Weeps For Pastor, His Son" (front page, May 14): Forrest Pollock will be remembered by the greater Brandon community as a leader who inspired many and whose faith in the Lord helped to focus the church he led. But to the neighborhood to which he belonged, he will be remembered as Dawn's husband and the father to Brooke, Courtney, Preston, Hope, Blake, and Kirk. He was the neighbor at the end of the circle, who took evening walks with his wife, borrowed your shovel to do some landscaping, and drove a little too fast around the corners. He was a man who always showed interest in the lives of his neighbors and his neighbors' children. ...more

May 19, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start our long summer simmer. ...more

May 12, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start summer. ...more

May 11, 2008

Editor: Little good deeds can make a big difference. I am writing this to thank the people who worked together and saved my life by caring. ...more

February 12, 2008

The frenzy of parading started Saturday night and didn't end until dawn Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual Carnival. Dancers dressed as slaves push a huge float representing the ship that brought the Portuguese royal family to Brazil two centuries ago. Hundreds of drummers in golden conquistador outfits propelled the 4,500-member group from Mocidade de Independente down the parading lane of Rio's "Sambadrome," an 85,000-seat venue built for the annual samba "school" competition. ...more

February 5, 2008

The plan was to pay her dues, then worry about getting paid. For Justeen Patton, that all changed with a phone call from her mom. ...more

January 23, 2008

BARTOW - Of all the personal stories that have emerged from the massive pileup in Polk County last week, perhaps none is more compelling that the one told by Deputy Paul Buoniconti, a Marine combat veteran who drew from his wartime experience to do what he thought was right. ...more

January 14, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee. ...more

January 5, 2008

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes has landed in north Georgia after a weeklong rest stop at a wildlife refuge in Tennessee. ...more

January 4, 2008