Many Highlands County residents may know Jon Spiegel from the Carousel of Lights Christmas display on the Sebring Circle, or perhaps he or his cronies has scared you during the Halloween Terror Trail he puts together with the Highlands County Humane Society. ...more

December 21, 2009

The Florida State coach said he plans to leave Tallahassee and would not coach again. ...more

December 4, 2009

Since age 6, Chaz Mena has revered Jose Marti, the 19th-century Cuban patriot, poet, journalist and thinker. ...more

April 25, 2009

"Dancing With the Stars" competitors Steve Wozniak and Holly Madison have been given the boot off the ABC show. ...more

April 1, 2009

It's funny what one little American television show can do to the fashion world. Kanye West, rapper and fabulous fan of fashion, did his thing on "American Idol" recently wearing a vintage Levi's Red Tag denim jacket. Now, the jean jacket is hotter than its 1980s acid resurge. ...more

March 29, 2009

Penni Dale Waters went into the Lowe's at 7921 Gall Blvd. on Tuesday, put a cordless drill battery in her handbag and attempted to leave without paying, according to a sheriff's report. When caught, Waters told police she had learned to defeat security scanners at stores by lining her purse with foil. She said she learned the trick by watching the television show, "COPS." Waters, 48, is charged with petit theft and use of an anti-shoplifting device. She remained in the Land O' Lakes Jail this afternoon with a bail of $2,150. ...more

March 25, 2009

Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name. But after tending bar for 35 years at the Boston tavern that inspired the television show "Cheers," Doyle has been laid off. ...more

March 10, 2009

The winner of the 2009 Publix Super Markets Gasparilla half marathon, Richie Cunningham, sounds like a character out of a television show. But don't be fooled. The only attribute this tough-as-nails Australian triathlete shares with the fictional character is his bright red hair. ...more

March 1, 2009

The mother of the world's longest-living octuplets is being deluged with offers for book deals, TV shows and other business proposals, but has not decided what she might do other than care for her children, her newly hired spokeswoman said Monday. ...more

February 3, 2009

What do you do on a day when the weather stinks and you're tempted to fold into a cocoon and order mounds of Chinese food? ...more

January 10, 2009