University of Florida wide receiver Louis Murphy, who starred at Lakewood High in St. Petersburg, was drafted in the fourth round Sunday by the Raiders. ...more

April 27, 2009

University of Florida officials say a student studying in southern Africa is missing after getting caught in a river's strong current. ...more

April 12, 2009

Broke and don't have the time to even worry about stress? There are options, even online courses you can do in your own sweet time. ...more

April 11, 2009

Another Bartlett brother recently became an Eagle Scout. Will Bartlett, of Troop 22 in South Tampa, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. His brother John, a sophomore at the University of Florida, achieved the rank of Eagle in February 2005. Their younger brother, Bryan, a fifth-grade Webelo with Pack 22, just moved up to Boy Scouts. Bryan's goal is to become an Eagle Scout like his brothers. ...more

April 8, 2009

The University of Florida has suspended a sorority for hazing violations. ...more

April 2, 2009

Rep. Ed Homan of Tampa rolled out a plan Wednesday that he said would expand Florida's thinning ranks of doctors while improving care of local Medicaid patients. ...more

April 2, 2009

The 4-year-old girl who fell through an opening in the bleachers of Jefferson High at Tuesday's Vernon Korhn Hillsborough County Track and Field Championships suffered lacerations and bruised lungs, but is otherwise doing well, her parents said Wednesday afternoon. ...more

April 1, 2009

Beau Walden recently joined Farm Credit of North Florida as a credit analyst in the Alachua branch. He is a former 2008 summer intern, returning to a full-time position with the agriculture lender. ...more

April 1, 2009

Researchers working to determine whether high-tech irrigation controllers can help conserve water and save consumers money recently installed the gizmos in Riverview, Valrico and Apollo Beach - areas they identified as having the highest water usage rates in the county. ...more

April 1, 2009

Researchers are working to determine if high-tech irrigation controllers that use satellites in space can save homeowners tons of water. ...more

March 31, 2009