Amy VanDeventer has always been a cheapskate. The recession is taking her to new extremes. ...more

March 14, 2009

Lighthouse Preschool won't open its doors officially until August, but its founders are ready to give parents a sneak preview of what they can expect. ...more

February 7, 2009

Lighthouse Preschool won't open its doors officially until August 2009, but its founders are ready to give parents a sneak preview of what they can expect. The school has set an open house for Feb. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. ...more

February 4, 2009

A mother was arrested Wednesday on charges she has repeatedly beaten her four children with belt buckles, hangars and metal spoons. ...more

January 29, 2009

Over the past year, Sun City Center has entertained several high-profile political figures including Sen. John McCain and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. ...more

November 5, 2008

It was only about 10 months since leaving Mabry Elementary as its assistant principal before Gloria Waite was returning to the families and students she had missed. ...more

October 22, 2008

An Okeechobee man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bond Tuesday after he was arrested by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and charged with domestic violence battery by strangulation. ...more

October 21, 2008

A decade after losing his children to an evangelical ministry, Anthony Justin Lane felt a spark of hope when he heard about a weekend raid on the compound, where authorities suspect children are being abused or forced into pornography. ...more

September 22, 2008

Dear Abby: I am a 39-year-old married man. "Lana" and I have been married 10 years. We deal with the usual problems (our son, jobs, money) as a team. I feel blessed to have married my best friend. ...more

September 14, 2008

Funeral services have been set for a Lakeland grade school teacher with local ties who authorities say was the victim of a murder-suicide. ...more

August 25, 2008