I can't believe how timely your recent articles have been regarding violent schools, especially Hernando High. I also applaud Sunday's article about bullying! ...more

February 10, 2010

Three men slain at a Brandon home late Monday night may have been involved in drug activity when a group drove from another town to the quiet neighborhood to kill them, authorities said. ...more

December 31, 2009

The investigation continues into the slaying of three men found dead early Tuesday morning in the back yard of a Brandon home, across the street from a Baptist church. ...more

December 30, 2009

Los Relampagos completed its soccer season last month. The 15-under boys squad - part of the Riverview-based Florida Revolution soccer club - finished with a 6-1 record while playing games at the Summerfield Soccer Park and traveling for contests in Temple Terrace and Lake Wales. ...more

November 25, 2009

We don't see looting. We don't see street violence. We don't see people sitting on their rooftops waiting for the government to come and save them. ...more

April 4, 2009

We know that gangs cannot exist without members, and that they prey upon and recruit vulnerable children. ...more

March 18, 2009

In response to a Jan. 4 attack on four youths, a gang-awareness workshop is scheduled for Tuesday night at Newsome High School, said Debbie Edwards, president of the school's Parent Teacher Student Association. ...more

March 12, 2009

An apparent gang-related fight at Central High School left a student badly beaten on Thursday. ...more

March 6, 2009

She doesn't normally impose on perfect strangers, but there was something about the situation that impelled Allysa Forrest to dig deeper. ...more

January 7, 2009

The city's Public Nuisance Abatement Board reemerged from oblivion earlier this year, vowing to crack down on the owners of blighted, crime-ridden properties. ...more

December 6, 2008