Alex Cejka ran off three straight birdies Friday morning and kept right on going, shooting a 5-under-par 67 to build a two-shot lead over Ian Poulter at The Players Championship. ...more

May 9, 2009

A man and a pregnant woman are recovering after being shot during a home invasion in Holiday early Friday morning. ...more

May 9, 2009

A pawn shop's 31-year-old assistant manager cost her store more than $35,000 by making fraudulent transactions, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

May 1, 2009

Oprah Winfrey sent her first "tweet" during a taping of her television talk show. ...more

April 17, 2009

Correction Because of an editor's error, a letter to the editor by Harry Chamberlain in Wednesday's edition contained incorrect information. Longtime Hernando Today columnist John Herbert passed away last Friday morning. ...more

April 16, 2009

The U.S. military says five American soldiers were among seven people killed in a suicide truck bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. ...more

April 10, 2009

A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves on charges that he and two advisers schemed to dodge taxes on his earnings. ...more

April 10, 2009

The Starbucks coffee shops at Centro Ybor in Tampa and at Westfield Brandon are targeted for closing, according to a new posting of store closings on the Seattle-based company's Web site. ...more

April 10, 2009

A 3-year-old child was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital as a precautionary measure Friday morning after nearly drowning in a pool at 1230 Lake Lotela Drive in Avon Park. ...more

April 10, 2009

Jennifer Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Dave Matthews all have early wake-up calls for "Today" show concerts over the warm weather months. ...more

April 7, 2009