Matt Garza wasn't terribly enthused to draw the 12:10 p.m. start Thursday under the South Florida sun. A couple of days earlier, he said his focus was on "trying to survive" the heat and humidity he knew was in store. ...more

June 27, 2008

Jawad Fayiz and Akbar Qayum, both 18, go to college, work in sales for a telecommunications company and recite their Islamic prayers five times a day. ...more

June 5, 2008

For some students, graduation is an accomplishment. For others, it is a triumph over circumstance. ...more

June 3, 2008

High school seemed eternal, pointless and boring when Vanessa Trujillo started four years ago. ...more

May 31, 2008

Freedom High's graduation ceremony on Wednesday marked the end of an era for two people who shaped its history: Principal Richard Bartels, who opened the school in 2002, and senior Martin Lohn, who named the building. ...more

May 29, 2008

More than 1,600 high school seniors will graduate from Alonso, Leto and Sickles high schools in ceremonies scheduled for late May and early June. ...more

May 7, 2008

Valerie Plame Wilson wants people to know she wasn't just some pencil pusher at the CIA when high-ranking Bush administration officials outed her to Washington journalists. ...more

February 13, 2008

•Valerie Plame-Wilson, author of "Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House," discusses life as a CIA operative Tuesday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome. Call (813) 974-5464. ...more

February 11, 2008

Traveler grabs wrong suitcase at airport, and towaway cat leaps out when he's unpacking. ...more

January 23, 2008

Tomlin Middle School once again has produced a team to represent the school at the Regional Science Fair to be held at the University of South Florida Sun Dome. ...more

January 23, 2008