If you thought state budgets were in bad shape last year, just wait: 2010 promises to be brutal for lawmakers — many facing re-election — as they scramble to find enough money to keep their states running without raising taxes. ...more

January 3, 2010

So you think you've had a busy few days? Consider Jacqui Urbuteit's schedule since last Thursday: ...more

December 22, 2009

The state will not prosecute a woman accused of inappropriately disciplining four children at the day care center she ran. ...more

November 19, 2009

An area day care center was recently recognized for going above and beyond in its work with the community's children. ...more

November 4, 2009

The woman who runs a troubled Hillsborough County day care center has been arrested on child abuse charges, and the center has had its license yanked. Yet Just for Kids remains open. ...more

June 27, 2009

Commissioner Jeff Carlson is absolutely right when he said the county libraries have become repositories of pop culture instead of actual libraries. ...more

June 12, 2009

Authorities say a fire has destroyed the main lodge at a small ski operation in Fairfield, Idaho, co-owned by Bruce Willis. ...more

March 31, 2009

A large chemical plume that sits beneath the Young-Rainey Star Center building on Belcher Road has spread to nearby properties, including areas around a day care center. ...more

March 26, 2009

For a third time, Town 'N Country residents are being asked to avoid Sweetwater Creek because of a sewage spill. ...more

March 26, 2009

A day-care owner accused of forging insurance certificates to receive about $38,000 in state money is among more than 100 people sought statewide this week on insurance-fraud charges, officials said. ...more

February 12, 2009