The Skyride at Busch Gardens was shut down today due to high winds from the cold front moving across the region. The ride, which gives patrons an aerial view of the park, is shut down anytime winds reach 20 mph or higher. ...more

January 2, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - The new owners of Cypress Gardens are planning to announce "significant operational changes" today at a 2 p.m. news conference at the park. ...more

January 2, 2008

SEBRING — Charles P. Cooper already made up his resolution for 2008, and it seemed pretty routine as far as resolutions go. "I only put in my mouth what my wife says I can," the "semi-retired" 67-year-old auto transmission shop owner promised himself. What led to that resolution was not a weight problem or even just the diabetes he was diagnosed with earlier this year. After the cascade of unexpected health problems he had since July, Cooper said his wife was just happy to have him around for Christmas. It went downhill since July, when he said he was diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol in one doctor's visit while getting blood work for his angina. In September, doctors determined he needed a quadruple bypass surgery, and that wasn't the end of it. ...more

December 31, 2007

Confetti the miniature horse is Cheryl Spencer's eyes and goes with her everywhere, one of the few guide horses helping the blind in this country. ...more

December 17, 2007

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - if you have an "E" ticket. Central Florida theme and amusement parks are unwrapping their most festive fare of the year. ...more

December 7, 2007

In the early 1950s, postcards spread the "Florida Dream." Pictures of a tranquil, unspoiled tropical paradise of sun, surf and sea. ...more

October 17, 2007

The owner of the Cypress Gardens amusement park and another popular theme park in Georgia said he's putting both up for sale. ...more

September 6, 2007