At 41, Angela Jane Cowden is already starting her third career. "I was a chemist," says Cowden. She was a researcher who studied polymers, until the company she worked for changed hands. ...more

August 11, 2008

Jacki Wachtel isn't used to finishing second in any race. The Pasco-Hernando Community College women's cross country coach won the Lutz 5K on July 4, and the former River Ridge High standout wins most of the races she enters. ...more

July 19, 2008

Of course Tiger Woods' birdie putt from 12 feet on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open went in Sunday. That's what one-legged legends do. ...more

June 16, 2008

LAKELAND – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. It happened just after midnight during a traffic stop at U.S. 98 and Dreadnaught Drive, near Lake Bonny Park. ...more

May 22, 2008

For the first time since the spring training days of the Cincinnati Reds, Plant City Stadium was nearly packed last week for a sporting event. ...more

May 10, 2008

AVON PARK — Alaina Hobbs collected two degrees at South Florida Community College on Monday night –– her high school diploma and her associate of arts degree. ...more

May 7, 2008

Sandra Raulerson Cameron has lived all her life in rural east Hillsborough County amid orange groves and strawberry fields. That serenity has given her an appreciation for the quiet, pastoral life. ...more

May 7, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Central High grad finishing out his collegiate career pitching out of the bullpen for Florida Southern. ...more

May 3, 2008

From all over the country, thousands of people offered messages of condolence on Facebook.com to the students and staff of Northern Illinois University, where a former graduate student shot and killed five people and then himself. ...more

February 15, 2008

Hernando High School was well-represented in the recent 29th annual Red Mule Flatlanders Challenge 5K/10K runs. ...more

February 10, 2008