Plant High's boys cross-country team suffered a serious loss to begin the season when No. 1 runner Trenor Wilkins learned his legs had stress fractures. ...more

October 28, 2009

A helicopter made a hard landing into the water near Caladesi Island today, but the three people on board weren't injured, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

July 24, 2009

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a $2.1 million bid for dredging work for a new, 1,584-foot berth at Port Manatee as part of a $150 million, 10-year port expansion to accommodate container shipping. ...more

June 30, 2009

Heavy storms punched an eight-foot hole in the lobby ceiling of the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, just months after it opened after a $500 million rennovation. ...more

June 7, 2009

South African authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. ...more

May 31, 2009

Authorities say two swimmers and a kayaker drowned off Panhandle beaches over the Easter weekend. ...more

April 13, 2009

For the 22nd straight year, more than 100 people on horseback crossed Highlands County on Wednesday, mid way through their six-day, cross-state ride to commemorate a colorful part of Florida's early history. ...more

February 26, 2009

Unlike most Florida fish, sheepshead actually thrive in chilly water and can provide steady action for anyone persistent enough to seek them out. ...more

January 18, 2009

Frank Evans fondly remembered. ...more

December 4, 2008

Wednesday began like any other day for Tom and Beverly Guire: Get out of bed, stretch, glance out the window to gauge the weather. ...more

December 4, 2008