SEBRING The Sebring Police Department is advising the public to be wary of folks who might approach them and say they have won the Florida lottery. On Wednesday, Officer John Garrison met with a fraud victim, who said she met an unidentified Hispanic male and female at Winn-Dixie. The man told her he had won $3 million in the lottery, but could not cash the ticket because he was in the country illegally, according to an offense report. ...more

October 16, 2008

A local man was charged with attempted murder after police say he opened fire with a gun in the area of Lula B. White Street, early Thursday morning, striking a residence. ...more

October 10, 2008

Westbound traffic on Interstate 4 near Park Road was blocked for a few minutes this afternoon after a vehicle crash and fire. ...more

September 19, 2008

"That's a talented guy - the best first step in college football," Florida coach Urban Meyer said Monday, relishing the full-speed addition of playmaker Percy Harvin into the Gators' offensive game plan. ...more

September 16, 2008

The new-look Lightning hit the ice Tuesday with someone new at almost every key position in the organization, including players such as Ryan Malone, Steven Stamkos, Andrej Meszaros and Olie Kolzig. ...more

September 14, 2008

It was pretty much back and forth in a tight game between Plant City and Durant, until, that is, Durant took over on its 6-yard line with just more than a minute to go in the third quarter. ...more

September 6, 2008

Last week's column about the closing of Whaley's Market in Hyde Park brought in a lot of mail and much of it touched on the loss of neighborhood institutions. ...more

August 11, 2008

Police are looking for a dark-colored small car they say struck and killed a 71-year-old man in Pinellas County late Saturday and fled. ...more

July 27, 2008

For the better part of 11 months, Oren Koules had to bite his tongue. As part of the original ownership group that attempted to purchase the Lightning in August, Koules expended a tremendous amount of time and energy in his pursuit of the team. ...more

June 23, 2008

Testimony concludes in the DUI-manslaughter case of Shannon Stephen, accused of running over and killing two people after the Chasco Fiesta two years ago. ...more

June 18, 2008