If a gunman were loose on the University of South Florida campus, students would be warned by eight sirens that have been installed across campus. ...more

May 12, 2009

Kurt Warner was all alone Sunday night, walking glumly down the sideline as silver confetti spilled around him. ...more

February 2, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The abduction happened 27 years ago, at a time when parents routinely left their children playing in the toy store, unattended, and continued shopping. ...more

December 17, 2008

The abduction happened 27 years ago, at a time when parents routinely left their children playing in the toy store, unattended, and continued shopping. ...more

December 17, 2008

There was no music being played through the loudspeaker, but head coach Jocelyn Simplice was dancing with his team after the Avon Park girls soccer team finally broke through with their first win of the season. ...more

December 6, 2008

Organizer expects good report card. ...more

November 11, 2008

Despite concerns of excess noise and rowdy behavior, the biker rodeo held Halloween weekend on the county's eastside seems to have gone off without a hitch. ...more

November 11, 2008

TAMPA A yellow flag flew in the air with nine minutes remaining, and that was the last straw for Plant coach Bob Weiner. ...more

November 8, 2008

OKEECHOBEE — Celebrations began as soon as the ball left the bat and once again, it wasn't the boys in blue doing the celebrating. For the second consecutive year, Sebring couldn't exercise the Okeechobee curse, as Timmy Farrell's walk-off three-run homer to center gave the host team a 13-1 six-inning, mercy-rule victory in the championship final of the Dixie Boys (age 14) District 8 tournament at Okeechobee Sports Complex on Thursday evening. "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen was blasted through the loudspeaker, as Farrell homered for the second time in the game for the first two in his playing career, and was congratulated after the game by the Sebring players, many of which are his teammates on an AAU team. The game was delayed for five-plus hours due to a major storm cell that flooded the ball fields and took three air-boats to disperse the water from the infield so play could continue. ...more

July 4, 2008

A disc jockey's voice boomed over a loudspeaker urging more than 1,000 young aspiring actors to break into a frenzy of excitement when singer/host Nick Lachey introduced the auditions for "High School Musical: Get In The Picture." ...more

May 8, 2008