Traveling cowgirl Donna Byrne is back on the road today after two day's rest in Bushnell. ...more

February 18, 2009

A 13-year-old male giraffe on loan from Lowry Park Zoo to a park in the Panhandle died over the weekend after experiencing respiratory problems and severe vomiting, officials said. ...more

February 18, 2009

TAMPA - After nine seasons at the University of South Florida, defensive coordinator Wally Burnham said he left to become defensive coordinator at Iowa State because "it was the right move at the right time." ...more

February 17, 2009

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods' closing of its Plant City meat-packing plant – the city's largest private employer – may be the largest layoff in the city's history. ...more

February 17, 2009

Hernando Counth Schools Director of Transportation Linda Smith, right, and other transportation staffers inspect a school bus that was sideswiped by a car. ...more

February 17, 2009

An associate dean at the University of South Florida has admitted to taking a student's bicycle this week in a theft that was captured on a surveillance tape and later posted on YouTube. ...more

February 14, 2009

One of three members of the Valentine Blood gang members being sought after being indicted on federal drug and gun charges is now behind bars. ...more

February 12, 2009