Despite having to battle her way out of a mass of runners, Lake Placid senior Erica Resendiz managed to finish seventh in Friday's Class 2A-District 6 cross country meet at Estero Park in Fort Myers. ...more

November 9, 2008

A look at Chamberlain head football coach Billy Turner's career by the numbers. Turner will go for his 250th career win and 200th at Chamberlain tonight against Jefferson: ...more

October 16, 2008

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

Q: Can a board of directors approve a special assessment simply to balance a budget? The members have been assessed what amounts to an additional fiscal quarter because the new board members have determined that there is a shortfall. Shouldn't a full membership vote be required for any assessments not deemed an emergency by the governor? BR, Naples ...more

October 5, 2008

Members of a Clearwater Coast Guard rescue crew were hailed as heroes Saturday after rescuing a Naples man from his sinking sailboat. ...more

September 14, 2008

Lely at TC ...more

August 29, 2008

A Naples man driving through Hernando County had a blood-alcohol level more than five times above the legal limit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 29, 2008

Even though Tropical Storm Fay veered away from Pasco County – twice – last week, the storm still cost the county about $60,000 in expenses, county commissioners learned today. No property damage has been reported to the county, James Martin, Pasco's director of emergency management, told commissioners at their meeting this morning. ...more

August 27, 2008

In her more than 10 years as a member of the Florida Association of City Clerks, Temple Terrace City Clerk Lisa Burns has served the organization in many capacities and has received numerous accolades from her peers. ...more

August 27, 2008

An Italian priest backtracked from his idea to organize an online beauty pageant for nuns, saying Tuesday that he had been misunderstood and incurred the protests of the faithful and local religious authorities. ...more

August 27, 2008