A Lake City neighborhood had a surprise visitor Friday when residents found a bear in their backyard. More...

A mother is in custody and her 29-year-old son remains at large for the death of a Columbia County man who was found in a pond on his property Wednesday morning. More...

Beck Automotive is the largest privately held automotive group of dealerships in Northeast Florida, representing brands Buick, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Dodge, GMC, Jeep, Pontiac and Nissan. More...

When you think of the different insurance policies your family has to carry, if your like me, you start to mentally add up the premiums for these different policies, lose count, and then just decide what does it matter, I have a well insured family, and this is a Good Thing. More...

Business briefs reports what’s happening to local and area businesses. Items can include mergers, relocations, office and store openings, honor and awards, promotions, personnel changes, or business events. More...

Are you two months or more past due on your mortgage payments and sweating it out? If so you're not alone. Between the sub-prime mortgage crisis, rising interest rates and a tough economy, thousands of Americans are in the same situation, according to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for f... More...

The Bradford High School football team has finished it’s first weeks of spring practice. The young men have been a great bunch to work with. The coaching staff has been extremely pleased with the attitude and work ethic of the young Tornadoes. More...

The Birmingham Barons strengthened their hold of the Southern League's South Division lead by out scoring the Jacksonville Suns for a 13-5 win Monday afternoon at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. More...

Clemson's Ben Paulsen hit his first-ever grand slam, which also tied for an ACC Tournament individual record, to break a 3-3 tie and put the Tigers up 7-3 in the seventh inning. Clemson went on to rout Georgia Tech, 10-4, Saturday in the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship. More...

Baker County Ladycat softball coaches and players have a lot to be proud of, as they look back on this year’s record setting season. Not only did the team compile a 24 and 4 overall record, but the Baker Ladies also brought home district and regional titles while advancing to the state Class 4A fina... More...

Florida earned the title "Fishing Capital of the World" by coupling its great resources with responsible management of those resources by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). More...

The 56th Florida Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique begins Friday, May 23. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state’s cultural heritage reflects the lives of gen... More...

The last Monday in May is Memorial Day and is designated as a national holiday to commemorate those members of the American armed forces killed in war. In honor of all our military personnel who have fallen in war, here’s a list of movies intended to pay them tribute. More...

Amelia Community Theatre will present Ron Clark's comedy "A Bench in the Sun" as its next mainstage show. More...

One of the biggest names in indie music today, Modest Mouse, will be performing with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band June 25th at the new St. Augustine Amphitheatre. More...

Movies have been entrancing the public since the silent films first appeared in the late 1800's. Back then who could have imagined that technology would allow films to incorporate spoken dialogue and music simultaneously with these moving pictures. More...

I thought Sunday would be a great day for my six-year-old and me to have what she calls "quality Father - Daughter bonding time," that’s how she says it too. I decided that we would go into Jacksonville and take in a Suns game, turns out Sunday was a home game between the Jacksonville Suns and the B... More...

Anyone looking for magical old-Florida camping can do worse than landing at Hillsborough River State Park, down Highway 301 south of charming Zephyrhills. The Civilian Conservation Corps created the park in 1936 under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program. At $4 per car entrance fee and rates for up... More...

For teens, summer months bring high-school graduation parties with friends and extended curfews allowing for later nights. This time of year can also mean that teens have more free time and could face added pressure to drink alcohol. It’s important for parents to exercise their positive parenting in... More...