Think of a Chris Rock blended with a Billy Graham. That might be hard to do. But that's how Keith Deltano, a "serious Christian comic" from a one-stoplight town in North Carolina, describes himself. ...more

February 7, 2009

Bird enthusiasts fanned out over west Pasco County on Friday to find out how many feathered creatures are hanging around. ...more

January 4, 2009

PLANT CITY More than 40 students at Shiloh Charter School spent a day last month cleaning two local parks because they wanted to give back to their community. ...more

December 29, 2008

The strawberry won. After 20 speakers saluted the fruit, its history, its economic impact and the east Hillsborough families that have farmed it for generations, four Hillsborough school board members voted Thursday to name the new high school opening in August near Plant City "Strawberry Crest." ...more

November 7, 2008

A 62-year-old middle school teacher confronted an intruder in her home early this morning and shot the man dead, deputies said. ...more

October 24, 2008

More than a decade and a half ago, despairing that her poems would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing one about a turtle. It was about as personal as a Kay Ryan poem ever gets. ...more

July 20, 2008

Some teenagers flip burgers as a summer job. Others mow lawns. Reid Fierheller-Conklin juggles fire by the water at sunset, competing for crowds with a tightrope-walking dog, a sword-swallower, acrobats and Catman (don't ask). ...more

June 16, 2008

When principal Susan Foster retires June 30, she will have spent 28 of her 38 years in education at Gorrie Elementary School. ...more

May 31, 2008

HYDE PARK NORTH - When Principal Susan Foster retires June 30, she will have spent 28 of her 38 years in education at Gorrie Elementary School. ...more

May 27, 2008

There's a bit of competition that drives Franklin Middle Magnet School's sixth- and seventh-graders when they tee up on a driving range. ...more

November 7, 2007