Members of the Passonno family of Clearwater have enjoyed talking to Nicole Passonno Stott from space and getting the pictures, but now they say it is time for her to come home. ...more

November 16, 2009

Editor's note: The following letter was sent to Hernando County School Board members and is reprinted here at the authors' request. ...more

November 11, 2009

Two co-workers who learned this summer that they are long-lost brothers and who reunited this week with their two half sisters - one of whom is from Sarasota - have a new surprise. A half brother has surfaced. ...more

September 26, 2009

Women who have watched a mother, sibling or child battle breast cancer can become preoccupied, if not obsessed, with trying to reduce their own risk of the disease. One possible way to do that? Breast-feed. ...more

August 13, 2009

The Friends of Lake Placid Memorial Library are sponsoring a free seminar facilitated by former caterer Jo Ann Hatton that will show just how easy it is to prepare tasty meals using pantry items and no electricity. ...more

July 27, 2009

An argument between two young brothers reportedly escalated into a fight involving a rake, a stick and a kitchen knife and ended with their arrest for assault and battery. ...more

June 22, 2009

Marve and Murray. Murray and Marve. "Yes sir," Plant High School flag football coach Bo Puckett said, "the Marve and Murray show continues." ...more

March 16, 2009

His family grew up "as poor as Job's Christmas turkey," said Jim Rahenkamp, the youngest of seven octogenarian siblings living in Avon Park. ...more

March 12, 2009

A woman called authorities to her home after her half-sister arrived minutes earlier, punched her, put her in a headlock and head-butted her, deputies said. ...more

March 4, 2009

A 53-year-old man fatally shot his wife and two daughters Wednesday before turning the gun on himself, and a 16-year-old son who survived the attack managed to call 911 as he escaped uninjured from the Miami home, authorities said. ...more

February 25, 2009