A funeral service for Army Spc. Eric Lembke, who died Oct. 23 while on duty in Afghanistan, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 7, at Plant City's First Baptist Church, a church official said. ...more

October 29, 2009

Funeral planns announced for soldier from Plant City. ...more

October 28, 2009

BOOKMARKS The following programs are offered at Brandon area libraries: BLOOMINGDALE: Bloomingdale Regional Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave., offers the following free programs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (813) 273-3652, Ext. 2, or go to www.hcplc.org. ...more

October 28, 2009

Scheduling for Heartland Idol will be discussed Tuesday at the Sebring City Council meeting. ...more

June 15, 2009

A 9-year-old charged with killing his father and another man has been offered a plea deal that would spare him any jail time, his attorney said Thursday. ...more

February 12, 2009

Still Room At Some Inns Wishing you'd jumped on the inauguration train Nov. 5? You can still find a place to stay if you will consider staying in Philadelphia. ...more

January 11, 2009

Four Tampa police officers consistently left work early without the knowledge of the department this year, according to an internal affairs investigation. Three veteran officers retired while under investigation for violation of agency policy. The fourth has been fired. ...more

December 18, 2008

Lance Maulsby, an 8-year-old history buff, requested a meeting with Mayor Pam Iorio, and on Nov. 5 was granted his request. Iorio chatted with the Academy of the Holy Names third-grader about politics, social studies and history as well as the Tampa Bay Rays, Buccaneers and Lightning. Maulsby has memorized facts regarding past wars and was able to engage the mayor during their brief visit in her downtown office. ...more

December 3, 2008

meet some of the faces of bankruptcy ...more

November 30, 2008

Jim Tomko's Beef O'Brady's restaurant has been more than holding its own lately. It's the rent increase in recent years that drove him to bankruptcy, he said. ...more

November 28, 2008