Once again letter writers to this newspaper state we need to go to universal health care like the rest of the industrialized world. This shows a complete lack of knowledge about how the systems in other countries work; especially those in Europe. ...more

January 2, 2010

Cleaner air over the past two decades has added nearly five months to average life expectancy in the United States, according to a federally funded study. ...more

January 21, 2009

It's a tinder box out there. Dry conditions are prompting officials to warn of the threat of wildfires. The Division of Forestry puts the fire threat in Hernando County at high. ...more

December 24, 2008

Drought increases the risk of wildfires, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District is urging the public to help prevent blazes during a regional drought that is in its third year. ...more

December 22, 2008

No windows were broken, no electronics stolen and no jewelry taken after thieves struck Mark and Barbara Holt's home recently. The only thing missing were the couple's aluminum gutters. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - Police arrested three men on felony burglary charges this morning after finding two stolen catalytic converters and battery powered saws in their vehicle, arrest affidavits state. ...more

October 29, 2007

TAMPA - A man crawled under nine vehicles without permission at Tampa Hondaland, using a cordless saw to cut out their catalytic converters, Tampa police say. ...more

October 17, 2007

Gerhard Ertl of Germany won the 2007 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for studies of chemical reactions on solid surfaces, which are key to understanding questions like how pollution eats away at the ozone layer. ...more

October 11, 2007