Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. This morning, the 16 officers who perished in 2007 were enshrined on a memorial at the state Capitol. ...more

May 5, 2008

A study published last month by a University of Chicago sociologist concluded that senior citizens make for the happiest Americans, with more socially active seniors being the happiest of them. A Highlands Today reporter went out and told several seniors and one recently-retired baby boomer about the study. Then he asked whether they were content with their lives, and what they thought of the study. ...more

May 4, 2008

In reference to the letter dated Feb. 20 by Charles E. Wilson, all I can say is "How Typically Democratic!" Mr. Wilson begins and ends with a condemnation of the current Congress' spending any time on the steroids scandal when more important issues are at hand. However, so typically Democratic, Mr. Wilson just had to take a shot at condemning Bush for the Iraq War. Mr. Wilson emphatically promotes the false reasoning perpetuated by those Democrats who hate President Bush because he legitimately won the first and second election over weak Democratic candidates. Bush's decision to take out Saddam and ensure that his WMDs wouldn't fall into the hands of terrorists who wanted to destroy us and or our interests was the right thing to do, at the right time. Most of the Democratic leaders agreed and if anyone believes President Bush influenced the thinking of Hillary, etc., they need to stop with the Kool Aid. ...more

February 25, 2008

Drivers who run red lights are one step closer to having their infractions documented by cameras ...more

February 20, 2008

Opposition parties took commanding leads in unofficial returns early today in parliamentary elections, heading toward a victory that could challenge President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after seizing power. ...more

February 19, 2008

The U.S. intelligence chief said Sunday that internal Hezbollah groups or Syria may be to blame for the killing of a Hezbollah commander that has led the FBI to put domestic terror squads on alert in the United States. ...more

February 18, 2008

At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad. ...more

February 15, 2008

Congress sent President Bush legislation Thursday to improve auto safety for children, including measures intended to reduce back-overs and accidents involving power windows. ...more

February 15, 2008

More than half of all veterans who took their own lives after returning from Iraq or Afghanistan were members of the National Guard or Reserves, according to new government data that prompted activists on Tuesday to call for a closer examination of the problem. ...more

February 13, 2008

Red will be the color of choice for county commissioners today as they pass a resolution promoting the importance of women's health. ...more

February 5, 2008