TALLAHASSEE - With gas hovering around $4 a gallon, one less day of driving to the office can make a big difference. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - A woman who worked in a Bartow nursing home performed the duties of a certified nursing assistant although she was never issued a license, authorities said. ...more

May 20, 2008

The cost of providing health services is going up, and the Pasco County Health Department plans to raise fees to compensate. ...more

May 10, 2008

Authorities mistakenly released the body of an adult woman to the family of a 2-year-old fire victim, and the woman's body was buried in the girl's grave, officials said. ...more

February 22, 2008

Hillsborough County Health Department Director Doug Holt said he has noticed a rise in diagnoses of flu, with a variety of areas reporting cases. ...more

February 21, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Although the Tooth Fairy hasn't yet visited 6-year-old Ramon Castellano of Lake Placid, he was one of the first patients at the new Children's Dental Care of Highlands. The new 1,200-square-foot dental clinic where Ramon received care is located at the Lake Placid Health Department building, at 106 Main Ave. Any of the county's 15,000 children who are uninsured and Medicaid-eligible pay based on a sliding scale, which starts at no charge, said Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of the Highlands County Health Department. ...more

February 9, 2008

St. Joseph's Women's Hospital has a new perk for new mothers: their baby's birth certificate before they check out. ...more

January 26, 2008

St. Joseph's Women's Hospital has a new perk for new mothers: their baby's birth certificate before they check out. ...more

January 26, 2008

PLANT CITY - Firefighters say an electrical problem may be to blame for a small fire today at a building at Collins Street and J. Arden Mays Boulevard. ...more

January 16, 2008

That ugly new tie you got for Christmas may be the only safe one in your wardrobe. ...more

January 3, 2008