LAND O' LAKES - At the start of the current boys soccer season, Land O' Lakes coach Mark Pearson expected his Gators to make a serious run at the Class 5A state championship. But the season almost seemed to implode in front of Pearson's eyes before the season even began. ...more

January 2, 2008

Lukas Poderis was a normal-sized kid for much of his life until he shot up five inches when he was in the fifth grade. ...more

December 14, 2007

Land O' Lakes gave Ridgewood its closest game this season, a 70-69 win for the Rams Tuesday night, and it may have done the Ridgewood a world of good - much more than the double-digit blowouts the 7-0 Rams have been dishing out to everyone else. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - A woman chased her husband down a hallway from their bedroom Monday and struck him on the back with a baseball bat, police say. ...more

December 11, 2007

The American hoopla over lead in children's toys and jewelry may be new, but the fight against childhood lead poisoning isn't. ...more

December 9, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid football team faces a tough road test this week as the Green Dragons hope to reverse course and steal a victory from Class 2A-District 5 foe St. Pete Catholic. The Green Dragons, who've lost five straight, showed marked improvement in last week's loss to Bishop Verot on both sides of the ball, though costly turnovers and a late Viking scoring blitz at the end of the first half were more than LP could overcome in the 31-0 defeat. ...more

November 2, 2007

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is recalling of its "Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream" over concerns that the product may have been mislabeled. ...more

October 9, 2007

Rocco Baldelli rejoined the Devil Rays on Thursday, in a sense, but he was decidedly short on revelations. ...more

September 14, 2007

Kohl's Department Stores will add to its local presence with stores in New Port Richey and Seminole slated to open Oct. 3. ...more

September 12, 2007

This is a copy of the police reports compiled in the investigation into threats made by Freedom High School students. All names, except for those of 16-year-old Mark Stapleton and 17-year-old John Doan have been redacted by the Tribune A 15-year-old also charged in this incident is not being named because of his age. ...more

September 7, 2007