Bear Stearns shareholders have approved JPMorgan Chase's buyout, ending the saga of the 85-year-old pillar of Wall Street that crumbled under the weight of its own wagers on high-risk mortgages. ...more

May 30, 2008

Some neighbors complain that people are loitering outside Lee's Grocery, giving the impression that drug dealing is taking place. ...more

May 21, 2008

Mother's Day draws a crowd in the home of an Arkansas woman - she is pregnant with her 18th child. ...more

May 10, 2008

The Rev. H. Richard Bills first arrived in Plant City to pastor First Baptist Church in 1957. He was 41 years old and at the peak of his career. ...more

May 10, 2008

The changing of the guard was more like a return to the past. For the 33 SPCA members who attended Wednesday night's public meeting, that was perfectly fine. ...more

May 2, 2008

People are keeping their cars and trucks longer as quality improves and the uncertain economy makes new purchases less appealing, according to a study released this week by automotive consulting firm R.L. Polk & Co. ...more

February 21, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — Leadership is changing hands as the men who have run Highlands County, Sebring and Avon Park for more than 10 years step down. C.B. Shirey, who served as Avon Park city manager for 11 years, moved to the role of manager of Avon Park Executive Airport in January. Carl Cool, county administrator, will retire May 31 after 17 years. Bob Hoffman, city administrator of Sebring, will retire June 30 after almost 18 years in the position. They swear they didn't plan it like that. "It's just happenstance," Cool said. "We might have joked about it, but it just turned out that way." ...more

February 10, 2008

Visiting St. Petersburg High survived a pair of first-half knockdowns, but the Green Devils never quite recovered from the knockout blow that Riverview's Lexi Pember delivered late in the second quarter of Thursday night's Class 6A-Region 2 quarterfinal that led the Rams to a 55-39 win. ...more

February 8, 2008

Longtime school board member and vice chairman Jim Malcolm announced Tuesday that he will not seek a fifth term on the Hernando County School Board. ...more

January 16, 2008