One of the men mauled in a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo pleaded for help from a 911 dispatcher and asked why it was taking so long to get it, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

The first time it happened, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton just stood there for a few seconds with his hands on his hips and a look of total disbelief. The second time, he threw his hands in the air as if he had just seen a miracle. ...more

January 13, 2008

The director of the zoo where a teenager was killed by an escaped tiger acknowledged Thursday that the wall around the animal's pen was 12 1/2 feet high - well below the height recommended by the accrediting agency for the nation's zoos. ...more

December 28, 2007

SARASOTA - Most people have to see Nick Pitera sing in person before they really believe it is his voice. That is because Pitera's speaking voice has the low tone of any other 21-year-old man. But when he sings "Part of Your World," his high pitch sounds like that of a woman. ...more

December 10, 2007

A gunman in camouflage and wielding a rifle opened fire in an Omaha mall crowded with holiday shoppers Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding five others, before turning the gun on himself. ...more

December 6, 2007

Fred Smoot cried several times when he looked over to the safety position and Sean Taylor wasn't there. Santana Moss held up his fingers to represent Taylor's No. 21 after catching a pass. Clinton Portis revealed a T-shirt honoring Taylor after scoring the game's only TD. ...more

December 3, 2007

A new chapter in the Stan Heath Era began for the University of South Florida on Saturday. And it happened in monstrous fashion. ...more

November 18, 2007

SEBRING — The top-seeded DeSoto volleyball team played like its seeding implies, using a stifling net defense and a mixture of power and finesse on the offensive side to earn a three-game sweep (25-11, 25-16, 25-13) of No. 4-seeded Avon Park in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Wednesday. Several Bulldogs were battling illness, including junior outside hitter Brittany Muse, who was noticeably off her game but still came through when her team needed it the most. "I've been sick since Sunday," Muse said. "I couldn't breathe too well since I have asthma and I was making mistakes and missing shots I don't normally miss. I fought through it though, and I'm happy we are playing for the championship." Red Devil senior Nataly Berrios was in disbelief after the match — not in the loss, but the way that her team lost. "We didn't communicate and didn't really get things going until the third game, but by then it was too late," the AP senior said. "We could've done so much better. We had so much potential and I'm not satisfied. ...more

October 26, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Members of Living Faith Baptist Church have toiled for the past five years to raise money for a permanent home, hoping to move in Nov. 1. Then thieves and vandals struck recently, delaying the move-in day and upsetting the congregation, but not shaking their faith. ...more

October 20, 2007

Crowds make her antsy now. Too many people; too much confusion. For years, Carolyn and Charles Mahan had planned for this special day, a day they would chat and mingle and laugh with friends and colleagues. Then, together, they would announce a huge donation to the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida to help expectant mothers and babies, their favorite cause. ...more

October 20, 2007