A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Christopher M. Spurling's former wife said he "threw" her to the floor after a "minor dispute," a sheriff's report said. Spurling, 31, was a right-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2003 to 2007, according to Major League Baseball's official Web site. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Florida Gators and Kentucky Wildcats – both fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives – will play on the first day of next week's Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

March 6, 2009

Springstead advances to state championship game after handling the top-ranked team in the state, Pensacola, 61-49. ...more

March 5, 2009

After 50 years of coaching, Billy Turner is finally calling it quits. ...more

March 5, 2009

Charlie Lairsey had more than 20 guests for lunch Thursday - and they all carried badges. ...more

February 27, 2009

Rays left fielder Carl Crawford knew from the start last season that things weren't right. He had never felt pain like that. It affected his speed and robbed his power. ...more

February 27, 2009

Jim Polatty is planning on leaving his job as director of development services for Highlands County. ...more

February 20, 2009

After Thursday afternoon's rain - which lasted minutes, not hours - Dave Fogler scraped his foot into the soil where a brush fire was still smoldering and quickly hit dry sand. The earth was damp for only a tenth of an inch, maybe two-tenths, he estimated, but the rain had been a godsend. ...more

February 20, 2009

Law firm Holland & Knight laid off 243 people, consisting of lawyers and support staff, at its 21 offices Thursday. ...more

February 13, 2009

Wal-Mart won approval Thursday afternoon to change its plans for a proposed supercenter off State Road 54 at the northern end of Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

February 13, 2009