He wields the oversized knife like the old pro he is, slicing and dicing a bushel of pungent white onions with steady precision. ...more

November 1, 2009

Richard Sabb, who lost the use of both legs and later nearly died, is an inspiration to everyone he meets. ...more

October 30, 2009

A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound woman is in serious condition tonight after her electrical recliner caught fire, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. ...more

October 27, 2009

Eloise Mudway is getting the deed to her house back. Joseph and Cynthia Clancy, the couple recently convicted of stealing the 2,900-square-foot home from the 92-year-old woman, got sentences of 10 years each in state prison. ...more

October 23, 2009

My husband who uses a wheelchair and I went shopping at Walmart in Avon Park on Wednesday, Sept. 21. After shopping, I helped my husband get into our van and put his wheelchair in the back. Unfortunately, I drove home, forgetting to put my groceries in the van. ...more

September 28, 2009

A St. Petersburg nursing home resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he yanked a woman out of her wheelchair because she turned on the television while he was sleeping, according to authorities. ...more

August 27, 2009

Authorities say a southwest Florida homeless man brutally beheaded a wheelchair-bound man who was letting the suspect stay at his apartment. ...more

May 29, 2009

A wheelchair-bound Manatee County man was robbed of cash he just withdrew from a lender by a man who ran up and snatched his satchel off the wheelchair. ...more

April 30, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash in which a deputy hit a person in a wheelchair. ...more

April 8, 2009

A local friend called to ask if I would give a talk at a meeting of a national group of retirees. Having spoken around town a few times, I threw out some ideas of fun topics for her to pick from. "No," she said, "I want you to speak on caregiving." ...more

March 18, 2009