Literary Cafe held at Challenger K-8 School. ...more

May 13, 2009

For the third time in three years, a small group of families has come together to deal with the aftermath of a serious car crash - and the second that resulted in death. ...more

November 18, 2008

So you want to be a roadie for Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa? ...more

October 16, 2008

So you want to be a roadie for Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa? The company overseeing the pregame and halftime shows for the Feb. 1 Super Bowl needs about 600 local volunteers to help with the productions. ...more

October 15, 2008

While many couples across the country went out of their way to schedule their weddings for Aug. 8 as a way of securing good luck, a South Shore couple took the theme in a slightly different direction. Carmine and Joanna Caporaso planned for their second son, Ryan, to be born on Aug. 8 at Brandon Regional Hospital. However, the Caporasos ended up taking the 8-8-08 gimmick to the extreme — the infant was born precisely at 8:08 a.m. "We had selected that date a while ago and my surgery was scheduled for 7:30 a.m.," Joanna said. "Once we were in there, and we saw that it was getting to be close to 8:08 a.m., I told them, 'If we can make it happen, let's try to make it happen.'" ...more

August 15, 2008

The following people were booked Monday, July 7 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

July 9, 2008

A server from a Sarasota pizza shop was robbed while walking home Friday afternoon, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

June 27, 2008

The swing set that collapsed on a 2-year-old Palmetto girl Sunday, leaving her in a coma, was not anchored in the ground, a witness said. ...more

December 11, 2007

PALMETTO - A 2-year-old girl who was seriously injured when a swing set collapsed on her Sunday is in a coma, according to a relative. ...more

December 10, 2007

Joanna Herman had no doubt who beat her Dec. 11, 2004. It was Lawrence Tener, she said from the witness stand Thursday. ...more

November 2, 2007