USAA, the insurance and financial services firm for veterans, is opening up its membership to all current and former veterans and their families, the company announced Thursday. ...more

November 5, 2009

A child's body found in a landfill is that of missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson, authorities confirmed. The identification made Wednesday night dashed any hopes of the family and small North Florida community that Somer was still alive. ...more

October 22, 2009

Don Pirk of Weeki Wachee doesn't believe raising the parking fee at Pine Island a buck is a big deal. ...more

October 22, 2009

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Hernando's monthly speaker meetings will resume the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Beautiful Mind Outreach Center, 10554 Spring Hill Drive. ...more

October 22, 2009

Winter Springs police say a man accidentally shot and killed the woman he was to marry the next day. ...more

October 10, 2009

JACKSONVILLE (AP) — City officials have condemned the home where a 71-year-old woman was found dead in garbage piled 8 feet deep. ...more

October 8, 2009

Surgeons have removed two blood clots from a teen who received a massive shock when he climbed a power pole while trying to photograph a sunset, a family spokesman said. ...more

October 6, 2009

A family spokesman reported Saturday that Alexander "Avi" Davidson, the Tampa teenager electrified Thursday when he climbed a power pole to photograph the sunset, remains unconscious and is undergoing tests at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

October 4, 2009

Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives. ...more

September 28, 2009

A husband and wife were arrested Wednesday evening after they brought their 1-year-old child with them to sell some oxycodone to undercover detectives in Largo, authorities say. Kesha and William Adkins of Clearwater were taken into custody at 3460 East Bay Drive after selling $500 worth of the painkiller, Largo police say. The couple are also accused of taking part in previous illegal transactions, police say. ...more

August 27, 2009