Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

Sickles junior Jason McDade was looking for a service project to earn Eagle Scout status when his sister's old glasses caught his attention. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

The price of gas is what led Scott Stevens of Arcadia to begin riding his motorcycle instead of the family SUV to and from work at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. ...more

January 4, 2009 |

A suspected drunk driver was arrested Tuesday night after a deputy said he saw him driving south on Mariner Boulevard with no headlights. ...more

December 25, 2008 |

We all have our Christmas Eve rituals. Mine are taking a drive to see glittering lights, pulling out the stops for a big buffet with friends and family, and leaving a note for the jolly fat man next to a plate of homemade cookies. For me, it just wouldn't be Christmas Eve without all three. ...more

December 24, 2008 |

We all have our Christmas Eve rituals. Mine are taking a drive to see glittering lights, pulling out the stops for a big buffet with friends and family and leaving a note for the jolly fat man next to a plate of homemade cookies. For me, it just wouldn't be Christmas Eve without all three. ...more

December 24, 2008 |

Jaden Hair offers her "good intentions for 2009" and a recipe for coconut shrimp. ...more

December 22, 2008 |

An 25-year-old Auburndale man died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night on Recker Highway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Francisco Javier Ramirez was driving south about 9:21 p.m. when his van swerved into the northbound lane and went off the east shoulder into a ditch, troopers said. The 1989 Chevrolet van then struck a concrete culvert just north of Commercial Boulevard, troopers said. ...more

December 5, 2008 |

Trial was delayed yet again Wednesday for two suspects charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the severe beating of a man known as "The Walker." ...more

December 4, 2008 |

Trial was delayed yet again Wednesday for two suspects charged with attempted first-degree murder. ...more

December 4, 2008 |