Several hundred people stood under a hot white tent Friday in front of The Art Center at 719 Central Ave. to catch a glimpse of world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. ...more

September 27, 2008

So my Beautiful and Talented Wife tries to print a document for her Healthy Together campaign, a local nonprofit program aimed at promoting healthy choices for Tampans, and her printer refuses to print. She gets an error message on her screen, "Cannot print." Being significantly smarter and techno-savvy than the average bear, my BTW logs off on her iMac, powers up her linked PC, and checks again on the printer. This is where it gets funny. Not just amusing, but really funny in a kind of scary way. ...more

September 2, 2008

For all the heavy hitting the Rays did during the weekend to accumulate a club-record offensive output against the Orioles, a couple of grounders to the right side Sunday gave Joe Maddon the best indication of where his team stands. ...more

September 1, 2008

A Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond Thursday after police say his DNA linked him to the scene of a burglary and grand theft at the Jalisco Food Market at 928 S. Main Ave., in Lake Placid. ...more

August 30, 2008

The rockets' red glare and bombs bursting in air might make for patriotic celebrations for us humans, but your pet will feel differently. ...more

July 3, 2008

Sarasota deputies have arrested a man they say used a hammer to kill a 76-year-old woman and then stole her car. ...more

June 9, 2008

Regarding "Candidates Should Not Have To Choose," June 1: All of the presidential Republican candidates except for Ron Paul came forward and endorsed the presumed nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain. Why would asking local Republican candidates to pledge to do the same be considered "ungentlemanly" and "using a hammer"? ...more

June 8, 2008

TAMPA - Edmon Vardanyan, who was charged with trying to kill a couple in their 60s and attacking them several times, was indicted today in federal court. ...more

February 7, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving an Oct. 11 home invasion. ...more

January 15, 2008

An escaped prisoner attacked a Lecanto homeowner with a hammer this morning, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 13, 2008