While holiday shoppers streamed into malls for bargains the day after Thanksgiving, Michelle Jimenez-Rivera and her family searched for a Christmas tree under the big top on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

December 10, 2008

While holiday shoppers streamed into malls for bargains the day after Thanksgiving, Michelle Jimenez-Rivera and her family searched for a Christmas tree under the big top on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. They fell in love with a $75, 8-foot Frasier fir at the St. James United Methodist Church Annual Christmas Tree Sale. ...more

December 4, 2008

This year brings a first for the annual Fall Tour of Homes. ...more

November 2, 2008

More than 400 youngsters ages 5 through 12 lined the riverbank at Sims Park on Saturday for the annual YMCA Kids Fishing Festival. ...more

September 17, 2008

The minister who preached Thursday's funeral for Larry C. "Clay" Rimmer II said "we may never know why" he allegedly shot and killed his wife before killing himself,, but he called on mourners to find strength through God. ...more

September 4, 2008

For once, Marlene Young wasn't headed to a county commission hearing or a civic meeting or some other public gathering aimed at building a better future for Winter Haven and Polk County. ...more

May 23, 2008

WINTER HAVEN -- For once, Marlene Young wasn't headed to a county commission hearing or a civic meeting or some other public gathering aimed at building a better future for Winter Haven and Polk County. ...more

May 22, 2008

Against four of the best guides to step on a boat in Tampa Bay, the fish never had a chance. ...more

February 22, 2008

Airport police call it "the miracle landing" at Tampa International. A 65-pound Labrador retriever, without benefit of an airplane or parachute, flew from the top of an airport parking deck six stories down - and survived. ...more

February 8, 2008

Every year for about the past decade, for as long as the Brandon Service League has been organizing its Holiday Home Tour, three generations of women in Sharon Smith's family have visited the decorated homes together. ...more

December 17, 2007