The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is continuing an active investigation into the discovery of a body inside a burned vehicle Nov. 29 in Hardee County. ...more

January 7, 2009

December was as unseasonably warm as November was cold. Water temperatures at the end of the year were in the high 60s, and that made for some very good fishing on the flats off South Shore. ...more

January 7, 2009

Two high-tech weigh stations set to open Tuesday will allow trucks to get back on the road faster while cutting emissions. The "weigh-in motion stations" on Interstate 4 near Kingsway Road in Mango allow vehicles to keep moving at 45 mph while being weighed to determine whether they exceed legal limits. ...more

January 5, 2009

Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 5, 2009

The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the Persian Gulf War isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action. ...more

January 5, 2009

The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action. ...more

January 3, 2009

A flyover of four Harrier jets over Raymond James Stadium for the Outback Bowl has been canceled, a Marine Corps spokesman said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

The crime only took a minute. The man walked into the Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union in Lakeland on Nov. 20 and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the robber walked out. He hasn't been caught. ...more

December 31, 2008

Welcome to bank robbery in the modern age. No guns a blazing. No elaborately choreographed heists. No dramatic car chases or shootouts. ...more

December 30, 2008

Guinea's coup leader declared a zero-tolerance policy on corruption Saturday, vowing to renegotiate the country's many mining contracts and warning that anyone who embezzles state funds will be executed. ...more

December 28, 2008