Officials fear the clock is ticking for an 85-year-old Polk County man who has Alzheimer's disease and wandered away from home Monday afternoon. ...more

March 17, 2010

Benjamin is Tari and Jim Carpenter's only child - their "dream" child. ...more

November 11, 2009

The smoky smell of pulled pork wafted through the air Friday at Firemen's Field as volunteers prepared about 300 meals to be sold for $6 each in support of a former Sebring police dispatcher, stricken with polio who needed a $6,000 Hoyer lift. ...more

March 14, 2009

A newly released federal government ranking of Hernando County nursing homes shows four out of five facilities attaining high marks, with Brooksville Healthcare Center grabbing the coveted five-out-of-five stars for overall excellence. ...more

December 31, 2008

Evergreen Woods gets fewest stars. ...more

December 30, 2008

Determining whether one of Hillsborough County's most notorious former landlords will ever go to prison has become a never-ending case, an exasperated federal judge said today. ...more

October 31, 2008

Jessica Smith of Riverview was among 32 Gold Award recipients honored June 14 at a reception in Tampa hosted by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. ...more

June 28, 2008

Jessica Smith of Riverview was among 32 Gold Award recipients honored June 14 at a reception in Tampa hosted by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. ...more

June 28, 2008

Maybe I used to be better at it than I am now. I was standing there, a few feet from the hospital bed, and my emotions were churning while I was trying to sound confident and ask semi-intelligent questions at the same time. ...more

June 9, 2008

My mother is completely disabled as the result of several illnesses. ...more

May 13, 2008