Give blood On All Hallow's Eve, where can a vampire get the most blood for his buck? At Florida Blood Services, of course. ...more

October 30, 2009

A 12-year-old Bradenton girl is recovering after she left home over the weekend and was raped by a man 34 years older than her, the girl's family said at a news conference this afternoon. ...more

March 30, 2009

Leaving home in March in a van and traveling around the country to different golf courses until November isn't a job for everyone. ...more

March 3, 2009

I started to write this over a month ago, but I observed something rather remarkable-foreboding. The Republicans-conservatives were rather blase in completely dismissing the eight-year record of doubling the $5 trillion national debt, while blasting President Obama and the Democrats on the nearly $800 billion stimulus bill. In addition they ignored the nearly $3 trillion bailout of the banks and Wall Street with hardly a whimper between September '08 and January, '09. ...more

February 27, 2009

Freezing temperatures forecast for tonight from the Panhandle to the Everglades pose a serious threat to the state's agriculture industry. ...more

January 22, 2009

Devastated. That's the word Valdora Ward uses to describe her reaction to finding that her home of 31 years had been burglarized on Saturday. ...more

December 16, 2008

Thanksgiving is bound to be different for travelers using Tampa International Airport. What's new this year? The road system, baggage rules, security lanes, additional economy garage parking, plus new shops and restaurants. ...more

November 25, 2008

Thanksgiving is bound to be different for travelers using Tampa International Airport. ...more

November 24, 2008

We discovered heaven for dog lovers on the side of a mountain in St. Johnsbury, Vt. ...more

November 2, 2008

It was like meeting the great and powerful Oz. The Voice. Akkk-ahhh-nor-eeee Eeeee-wah-mur-ahhhh! ...more

October 23, 2008