A 2-year-old girl was seriously hurt Wednesday when she fell out of the bed of a pickup truck her father was driving and the vehicle backed into her, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 12, 2008

When Lance Durrance died, half of the mourners couldn't fit into the Lake Placid Presbyterian Church. ...more

November 8, 2008

A Winter Park woman was killed when the car she was driving collided with another vehicle on U.S. 27 this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

October 25, 2008

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson and provide a weekly diary to give Tribune readers an insight to a new way of life along his rookie journey. ...more

October 19, 2008

William Scott McCoy has spent three weeks locked up without bail in the Pinellas County jail for something not even his own lawyer understood was illegal until prosecutors explained it to him. ...more

October 15, 2008

General Motors Corp. shares hit their lowest price since 1949 in the opening minutes of trading Friday as financial turmoil and a weakening global auto market heightened worries that the automaker may be unable to pull out of its nosedive before it runs out of cash. ...more

October 10, 2008