Tarpon Springs Public Services Director Juan Cruz has retired after working for the city 43 years. ...more

October 21, 2009

About 10 years ago, my Aunt Alice gave me a cookbook called "Neighboring on the Air, Cooking with the KMA Radio Homemakers." Sadly overlooked, it's one of many I'm determined to finally put to use. ...more

April 1, 2009

In the months before he died, 9-year-old Joey Doolittle got to put into action his idea to collect toys for children with cancer. Joey, who lived in Newnan, Ga., had spent most of his life in and out of hospitals for treatment of a rare form of cancer. He knew firsthand how much it meant to receive a little toy or treat after a blood draw or procedure, and he got worried when he saw the supplies dwindle. His family and friends helped create Joey's Toy Box, a nonprofit organization, to raise money and collect toys to donate to hospitals. The first effort, a "bike-a-thon" on stationary bikes at a gym, raised $1,800. ...more

March 4, 2009

When Rhonda Fountain walked in from work Christmas Eve and saw the empty space underneath her Christmas tree, she immediately knew what happened. She glanced at her busted up door and she knew: she was a victim of burglars. ...more

December 25, 2008

In something of an extended family gathering, the Florida Gators reported to their plush football facility Sunday night to wait on an announcement they so enthusiastically anticipated, yet, in a small way, feared. ...more

December 8, 2008

Even though employees at the Peer Bearing Co. no longer work for the Spungen family that recently sold the Waukegan-based ball bearings maker, they still each received a turkey this Thanksgiving holiday in keeping with tradition. ...more

November 29, 2008

A Burbank, Calif., man entered a written plea of not guilty via his attorney after being accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a Lorida citrus grove. ...more

November 28, 2008

It was a bittersweet celebration Sunday during the grand opening of the exhibit, "Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers," at The Florida Holocaust Museum. ...more

November 16, 2008

Relax, come out of your shell and bake an easy turtle pie for Turkey Day. ...more

November 7, 2008

Deputies now know the identity of the murdered woman whose body was dumped in a Lorida orange grove. ...more

October 23, 2008