As the result of dwindling advertising revenues, WFLA, Channel 8, plans to discontinue its 11 a.m. newscast at the end of May. The announcement to end "News Channel 8 Midday" and other changes involving WFLA and The Tampa Tribune were made to the newsroom staff this morning by WFLA News Director Don North and Managing Editor for Online Loren Omoto. ...more

March 31, 2009

Amid the hoopla of Super Bowl and the media blitz at the Tampa Convention Center, the head of NBC Sports surprised sports analysts Keith Olbermann and Cris Collinsworth with birthday cakes. Both men turned 50 Tuesday. ...more

January 27, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plenty of big stories broke between the lines and on the playing fields, courts and tracks of the Heartland in 2008. Wins and losses aside, certain moments transcended the games themselves and stuck out as the top stories of the year. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

December 31, 2008

Eddie Goines might soon be considered a Lakeland High School Hall of Famer for more than football. ...more

October 24, 2008

Tribune sports columnist Martin Fennelly debuts his new Podcast, "The Martin Chronicles." Today's guest, veteran Tribune sports reporter Joey Johnston, and Martin discuss the upcoming college football season, Johnston's Civil War lineage, and reasonable expectations for Florida, South Florida, Florida State and Miami this season. ...more

August 28, 2008

Hernando Today sports reporter Chris Bernhardt Jr. and news reporter Mike Bates were recently honored for their journalistic efforts during the annual Florida Society of Newspaper Editors convention in Orlando. ...more

June 25, 2008

This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

January 1, 2008