The Highlands County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance (TPPA) will hold its monthly meeting from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 in the Large Conference Room at the Highlands County Health Department, 7205 S. George Blvd., in Sebring. ...more

August 3, 2009

Two men in Hillsborough and one in Hernando have died from swine flu, the first reported deaths attributed to the virus in both counties. ...more

July 23, 2009

Bell Shoals Baptist Church is asking members with flulike symptoms to stay home after a child attending its vacation Bible school was identified as a possibly having swine flu. ...more

July 20, 2009

A church has informed its congregation that a child attending its vacation Bible school has a probable case of swine flu. ...more

July 19, 2009

A 61-year-old man, upset over a mix-up in his medication, threatened to blow up a Pinellas County Health and Human Services office on Monday evening, police said. ...more

July 7, 2009

If you were planning to spend Memorial Day at Picnic Island, you might want to consider a change of venue, especially if you wanted to go swimming. ...more

May 23, 2009

The Hillsborough County Health Department has closed the beach until further notice because recent water quality tests detected elevated levels of bacteria in the water. ...more

May 22, 2009

A third case of swine flu has been confirmed in Sarasota County, health department officials said today. ...more

May 13, 2009

Freedom High's track athletes will be free to compete in Friday's Class 3A state track and field championships if they are found free of any swine flu symptoms, Freedom athletic director Eli Thomas confirmed today. ...more

May 5, 2009

A raccoon that bit a dog multiple times near Benes Roush Road has tested positive for rabies, the health department said Thursday. ...more

April 24, 2009