University of Florida starting cornerback Janoris Jermain Jenkins was shocked with a Taser and arrested Sunday by officers trying to break up a brawl downtown, police said. ...more

June 1, 2009

Four University of Florida students want to bring another national championship back to Gainesville. ...more

May 19, 2009

Sports stars turned out on Friday night for the fourth annual "Dick Vitale Gala" at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. ...more

May 15, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs all wrong on torture issue. ...more

May 15, 2009

After Hillsborough County produced back-to-back titlists in the girls pole vault at this weekend's Class 3A and 4A state track championships - giving it seven gold medals since the event was introduced to the state series in 1996 - one might wonder what makes the county a hotbed for a niche event. ...more

May 10, 2009

A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry. ...more

May 10, 2009

Trade issues with Cuba, particularly if the U.S. trade embargo is lifted, will be the focus of a May 29 panel discussion in Tampa among the director of the Port of Tampa and scholars from the University of Florida and Tulane University. ...more

May 7, 2009

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has another job. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner was appointed as co-chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness on Wednesday. He joins an all-star cast of star athletes from the state. ...more

May 6, 2009

Even before the current drought and toughest water restrictions in the region's history, the Bay area was using 40 percent less water per person than the rest of the country. ...more

May 5, 2009

Consumer confidence in Florida rose in April thanks to flattening housing prices statewide and news the economy has not gotten worse, a University of Florida report released today said. UF's Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research reported a six-point gain in its consumer confidence index to 71 in April. ...more

April 28, 2009