Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become blinded by love. ...more

November 6, 2009

I read with interest Kathryn Long's Sunday Oct. 18 letter to the editor titled "Parent's Rights." While I can understand Long's concern, I do not agree with her conclusions because I view this problem from the following different perspective. ...more

October 23, 2009

Police say they arrested a Sebring man for felony battery Friday after a 7-year-old girl alerted a librarian at the Sebring City Library that her mother and boyfriend were fighting. ...more

October 21, 2009

A 72-year-old man is accused of molesting a young girl in a hot tub. ...more

July 22, 2009

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonellyreleased a prepared statement that was posted on the Major League Baseball club's official homepage. ...more

March 24, 2009

A Lakeland man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges he videotaped himself inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl. ...more

March 19, 2009

Disgusting! That is my response to the Associated Press article citing a ruling from the Gainesville City Commission allowing transgender residents to use whichever restroom they are most comfortable using. ...more

January 19, 2009

In church on Sunday, before the service started, I observed a young girl between 10 and 12 years old walking up and down the aisle, greeting people with the aplomb of a 40 year old. ...more

December 31, 2008

Miracle Johnson weighed about a pound when she was born prematurely, and it took nurturing and nursing to get her to where she needed to be in life, said Alvin Mitchell, a family member. ...more

December 25, 2008

A 10-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon after an 11-year-old boy visiting her Fort Meade home for Christmas shot her with a gun found in the bedroom, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

December 24, 2008