The Rays are proof that optimism emanating from 30 camps in Florida and Arizona each spring really had a chance to evolve into meaningful achievement. ...more

March 21, 2009

Highlands County officials, in conjunction with local fire departments and the Florida Division of Forestry, has implemented a countywide burn ban effective immediately. ...more

March 17, 2009

Like every first responder on Sept. 11, 2001, Ivan Castrillo breathed in the toxic air - a brew of jet fuel, asbestos, lead and concrete dust concocted by the collapse of the twin towers in Manhattan. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing Palm Harbor woman. ...more

March 7, 2009

SEBRING Highlands County residents parking their cars or mowing on dry, high grass are inadvertently causing wildfires, which have been higher than usual for this time of the year. ...more

March 3, 2009

called a short sale - and have run into a snag. The closing date came and went. The necessary documents required from the seller (the bank) weren't provided to the title company. ...more

February 27, 2009

All Tim Beckham could do was sit back and take it. One day last week, the youngest Ray was subjected to a carefully choreographed verbal beating from a man who has been handing them out for years, wisecracking Tampa Bay first base coach George Hendrick. ...more

February 23, 2009

Tom Renney was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Monday in an attempt to save a season that has spiraled out of control. ...more

February 23, 2009

The Rays made their latest low-risk, potentially high impact acquisition tonight, agreeing to terms with veteran second baseman Adam Kennedy to a minor-league contract. ...more

February 18, 2009

When 12-year-old Holly Jackson began visiting him two months ago, chiropractor Nelson Mane said she had the reflexes of a 3-month-old. ...more

February 18, 2009