Florida has 1 million registered boats and other watercraft, and accident statistics are sobering. ...more

September 4, 2009

A 12-year-old girl first reported missing on Monday has been found. Stormi Canter was found by members of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigation Unit around 5 p.m., at a home near Commerce and Maple avenues, according to her mother, Helen McKinney. ...more

March 5, 2009

Tony Stewart's day at Daytona International Speedway started with a wreck in his Sprint Cup car, but it ended on a high note as he held off Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch to win his second consecutive season-opening Nationwide Camping World 300. ...more

February 14, 2009

Though insisting he will never be a Sprint Cup crew chief again, Ray Evernham on Wednesday wouldn't rule out a reunion in another capacity with Jeff Gordon, the driver he guided to three championships in the 1990s. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Avon Park boys basketball team made sure the seniors on the squad enjoyed their final home game. ...more

February 2, 2009

Jennifer Hudson's bravura performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" kicked off Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday. ...more

February 2, 2009

The clock was winding down on possibly her final home game in a Sebring uniform and Maxime Copley gave into her teammates, draining a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put an exclamation point on senior night in front of the home fans. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Avon Park girls basketball team finished the regular season on a high note with a convincing 53-22 win over Frostproof on Monday night. ...more

January 28, 2009

The University of South Florida men's basketball team wrapped up the softer nonconference portion of its schedule with an alarming 5-7 record. ...more

January 2, 2009

While USF may have struggled down the stretch in the regular season, the Bulls appear on their way to ending the 2008 season on a high note. ...more

December 20, 2008