Plastic pipes in the trunk of a car pulled over in South Carolina in 2007 contained a "low-explosive" mixture of sugar and potassium nitrate, an FBI expert testified this morning in the federal trial of a former University of South Florida student. ...more

March 23, 2009

Slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony's mouth was covered with silver duct tape that had been adorned with a heart-shaped sticker, according to reports released Wednesday. ...more

January 21, 2009

A medical examiner found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of a missing toddler, the county sheriff said Friday, offering the strongest indication yet that the remains may be those of Caylee Anthony. ...more

December 12, 2008

I was blessed as a young man when I decided to join the Marine Corps. ...more

October 18, 2008

Navy Lt. Melane Byrd, daughter of Melane and Johnnie B. Byrd Jr., recently returned home from a seven-month deployment to the Persian Gulf with the aircraft carrier USS Truman in Virginia Beach, Va. ...more

August 6, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring High School junior Ricki Albritton has a good excuse to miss school on Friday – she will be receiving training in Drug Abuse Resistance Education as Florida's D.A.R.E. youth representative. ...more

October 24, 2007

I am pleased to announce that the Toys for Tots Foundation in Quantico, Va., ( www.toysfortots.org), has cleared all Toys for Tots program coordinators to conduct our customary toy drive and distributions. ...more

October 15, 2007

Well, it looks like Randy Ludacer has stirred up a hornet's nest this time. I suppose that is the response he really wanted. ...more

October 1, 2007