There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards. ...more

November 25, 2009

A written plea of not guilty was entered for a 17-year-old charged with attempted first-degree murder. ...more

November 17, 2009

When shoppers go to the grocery store and pick up three pounds of ground chuck or roast beef, they seldom think of the process leading up to the meat sitting in the refrigerated butcher aisle. ...more

November 13, 2009

When shoppers go to the grocery store and pick up three pounds of ground chuck or roast beef, they seldom think of the process leading up to the meat sitting in the refrigerated butcher aisle. ...more

October 29, 2009

Brooksville research facility experiments with cross-breeding cattle. ...more

October 28, 2009

Last week's column, in which I described in vivid detail the theft of one our newspaper racks, my comically heroic efforts to recover it from behind a grocery store and the debilitating back injury I suffered while loading its remains onto a truck, drew much sympathy from readers. ...more

October 28, 2009

A soldier from Plant City died last week while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke's body was returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Sunday. ...more

October 26, 2009

U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke, 25, who was raised in Plant City and graduated from Plant City High School, was killed in Afghanistan last week. His body was returned Sunday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. ...more

October 25, 2009

After someone stole one of our newspaper racks and left its dented carcass behind a grocery store, I compiled a list of reasons not to steal a newspaper rack and leave its dented carcass behind a grocery store in an effort to discourage future crimes of this nature. ...more

October 21, 2009

Store workers say the bear seemed content in the cooler and did not consume any alcohol. ...more

October 17, 2009