Weary residents of this sandbagged city came together in churches Sunday, counting their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying the levees would hold back its wrath. A brief levee break that swamped a school provided a warning of the kind of threat that still hangs over them in the days ahead. ...more

March 29, 2009

U.S. and Iraqi troops arrested the leader of a crucial Awakening Council in Baghdad on Saturday, setting off a rare spasm of street fighting and raising fresh concerns about the troubled Awakening program that has brought many militants onto the government's side in its battle against Sunni extremists. ...more

March 29, 2009

Late Thursday, a Citrus County couple found an 8-year-old boy wandering more than a mile from his home. ...more

March 20, 2009

While some community members cast a wary eye, church officials who plan to open a new mission here say they are working to gain back trust. ...more

March 11, 2009

A fire this morning that left 10 people homeless was set intentionally, investigators say. ...more

March 9, 2009

A Gasparilla Distance Classic legend who died last month at the age of 92 will be remembered today by friends walking the 5K in her honor. ...more

February 28, 2009

A standoff between an armed man and Lakeland police came to an end when three officers shot the man. ...more

February 26, 2009

A car found in a Gainesville neighborhood with a dead body in the back seat had been ticketed seven times by city parking enforcement. ...more

February 25, 2009

Newly installed speed bumps in Carrollwood neighborhoods are slowing traffic and tearing a community apart. ...more

February 25, 2009

A 14-year-old Seffner boy shot Monday night doesn't appear to have been the intended victim, Hillsborough County deputies said today. Sauvallie Hagins, of 5005 Claymore Drive, was shot about 8:32 p.m. at the Claymore Estates apartment complex as he was taking out the trash. ...more

February 24, 2009