A Hernando County seventh grader has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced today. ...more

February 6, 2009

Parents of students who attend the school are being notified via phone alert. ...more

February 6, 2009

Joining the wave of toys that were painted with lead-based paint and infant formula that was tainted, drywall from China is now raising a concern. ...more

January 12, 2009

A 14-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon after falling into a muddy trench at a church construction site. ...more

January 12, 2009

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sued the Bush administration Tuesday in hopes of stopping a new policy that would allow people to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks and wildlife refuges. ...more

December 30, 2008

More snow fell today in the Midwest, where the National Weather Service said up to 4 inches was possible in Chicago. The Northwest faced more snow and sleet early Wednesday, with up to 20 inches in the Cascade range. And more snow and ice spread over the Northeast. ...more

December 24, 2008

Sarah Palin lost the election, but for a connoisseur of quotations, she's a winner. The Republican vice presidential candidate and her comedic doppelganger, Tina Fey, took the top two spots in this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by Fred R. Shapiro. ...more

December 14, 2008

Portions of the southbound Interstate 75 overpass at Exit 301 in Hernando County damaged by a dump truck earlier today will be removed tonight, Florida Department of Transportation officials say. ...more

December 9, 2008

Tennessee and Lane Kiffin have reached a tentative agreement with the former Oakland Raiders coach to lead the Volunteers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. ...more

November 29, 2008

One of four people injured last week when a Plant City police motorcycle crashed into spectators during a demonstration is still hospitalized. ...more

November 24, 2008