Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year's end - and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer drugs. ...more

May 31, 2008

Lavon Rowells was so focused on playing video games, police say, that he lost track of time and let his two toddlers wander in a motel for several hours Sunday night. ...more

May 6, 2008

LAKE PLACID — At approximately 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Highlands County Emergency Management officials and firefighters responded to a structure fire at 942 Peachtree Drive, in Lake Placid's Leisure Lakes subdivision. Ben Henley, of the Highlands County EOC, said that as of Thursday at press time, the fire had been contained. There were no injuries according to Henley. ...more

February 15, 2008

At approximately 12:15 p.m., Highlands County Emergency Management Officials and firefighters were asked to respond to a structure fire at 942 Peachtree Drive, in Lake Placid's Leisure Lakes subdivision. ...more

February 14, 2008

A local tile setter was detained by Tampa International Airport police and federal investigators Friday morning after he was overheard in an airport bathroom talking about mixing chemicals. ...more

February 2, 2008

TAMPA - A local tile setter was detained by Tampa International Airport police and federal investigators this morning after he was overheard in an airport bathroom talking about mixing chemicals. ...more

February 1, 2008

A pedestrian who was hit by a freight train about 3 p.m. Thursday did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, Fire Rescue Chief George Shiley said. ...more

January 30, 2008

PLANT CITY A pedestrian who was hit by a freight train shortly after 3 p.m. today does not appear to have any life-threatening injuries, Fire Rescue Chief George Shiley said. ...more

January 24, 2008

Dietary supplements marketed to provide male sexual enhancement contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs, putting users at risk, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday. ...more

December 29, 2007

In the Dec. 15 letters section, there were five letters written on the subject of prisoner torture. Three of the five approved of it. I was really shocked that a majority would approve of torture. ...more

December 21, 2007