Two months ago, Mohammad Anwar recalls, the Taliban paraded accused thieves through his village, tarred their faces with oil and threw them in jail. ...more

December 27, 2008 |

It's never dull being a Christian, Lester Cypher said. Cypher, the chief executive officer of the faith-based Volunteer Way, says the nonprofit food bank in New Port Richey continues to grow. ...more

December 24, 2008 |

When Albert Delarosa, Sonia Vasquez and their three children were burned out of their home last week, the Highlands County community responded by giving the family everything they needed to get a new start. ...more

December 7, 2008 |

Arbuckle Creek overflowed after Tropical Storm Fay barreled through Highlands County, causing widespread flooding that placed several neighborhoods under more than a foot of water Wednesday. ...more

August 21, 2008 |

During my youth, I developed a taste for fresh mangoes picked from my grandmother's tree in Miami. Once a year or so, a box of those tropical fruits would land on our doorstep in the Midwest. ...more

August 6, 2008 |

Get The Point? I am a Republican, and very conservative. In fact, I'm even more on the right than Rush Limbaugh! ...more

August 6, 2008 |

Thunderstorms drifted onshore from the Gulf of Mexico late Saturday and early Sunday morning, flooding streets in west Pasco County and forcing organizers to cancel an early morning triathlon in Pinellas County. ...more

July 14, 2008 |

"Careless in Red," by Elizabeth George (HarperCollins, $27.95) ...more

July 6, 2008 |

"I brought you a little gift," said the man at Florence Miller's doorstep five years ago, and the Naples resident decided she ought to be hospitable and let him in. ...more

June 29, 2008 |

Hundreds of Taliban fighters invaded villages just outside Afghanistan's second-largest city Monday, forcing NATO and Afghan troops to rush in while frightened residents fled. ...more

June 17, 2008 |