Like much of Cuba's work force, Alfredo Congas is going gray. ...more

March 27, 2009

Less than two months into the job in the oilfields of West Texas, Brandon Garrett was sliced in half by a motorized spool of steel cable as he and co-workers struggled to get a drilling rig up and running. ...more

September 11, 2008

Overtime pay for the many Highlands County employees who did, or still are doing, extra duty to deal with Tropical Storm Fay will be by far the biggest cost to the county. ...more

August 21, 2008

POSTVILLE, Iowa - An immigration raid that arrested nearly 400 people in northeastern Iowa scarred a small town and tore families apart, residents said Saturday. ...more

July 26, 2008

AVON PARK — A dozen Avon Park police officers crowded the council chambers, ready to protest a possible decision to stop them from taking their police cruisers home. They didn't need to do anything but wear their white Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association shirts Monday evening, as the council postponed a vote on the policy for another month. ...more

May 13, 2008

Local mom dons deputy badge when she goes to work at Powell Middle School. ...more

May 10, 2008

A new study that suggests unifying the county's fire departments has met with staunch resistance from administrators. ...more

January 5, 2008

Just minutes after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched their playoff spot Sunday, fans were calling Bucs & Bulls Heaven for the Bay area's most sought-after sports garment of the week. ...more

December 19, 2007