You can't beat these kids. The place is near the big mall. You might have driven past it on your way to Christmas shopping. ...more

August 13, 2008

Although the cross country season isn't slated to begin until the week of Sept. 15, this past week has been a whirlwind for coaches and a few outstanding runners around the county. ...more

August 7, 2008

Labels, they often don't work. In Todd Pressman's July 23 guest column, "Liberals Push County Mayor Effort," he stated that the county mayor effort was "born and nurtured as a liberal-led referendum." ...more

July 26, 2008

FORT WALTON BEACH - An Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Tuesday by a man who had barricaded himself inside a home after a violent clash with police hours earlier, officials said. The suspected gunman was also killed. ...more

July 22, 2008

As the up-tempo music thumped inside the A La Carte Pavilion's main ballroom, New Port Richey resident Carlos "El Rayo" Rivera was in a hushed dressing room. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - A man snuck into nightclub through an adjacent business and stole two turntables from the DJ booth according to the Tampa Police Department. ...more

June 25, 2008

What a difference a year makes. In 2007, while still in the dark before changes to the state's property tax system had been finalized and home values plummeted, Sheriff Bob White released a tentative fiscal 2008 budget asking for an extra $11.2 million to $94.7 million. With the 13.4 percent increase, White wanted to hire an extra 109 more employees. ...more

June 4, 2008

Gas prices? We'll stay home. Presidential race? We still have five more months of that to go. Deepening recession? Break out the credit cards. ...more

May 30, 2008

93 TEACHER CONTRACTS NOT RENEWED TEACHER CONTRACTS ...more

May 24, 2008

TAMPA – A Plant City man claimed last Friday's $800,000 Mega Money jackpot, lottery officials announced today. ...more

May 7, 2008