Most states, including Florida, had safer roads last year – and higher gas prices might have been the reason. ...more

February 5, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist lived up to his promise to protect Florida's most vulnerable citizens by vetoing cuts in line items 128 and 129 in the Agency for Persons with Disabilities Budget. ...more

February 5, 2009

Chris Letsos was 16 when his family moved from Long Island, N.Y., to New Port Richey. ...more

February 4, 2009

Bargain hunters looking to stretch their dollars as much as possible will find they can kill two birds with one stone by shopping at the New To You thrift store. ...more

February 4, 2009

More than 32,000 people are expected to fly out of Tampa International Airport on 220 commercial flights today, making it one of the busiest travel days of the year. On the morning after Super Bowl XLIII, some fans headed straight from the game to the airport. They were easy to spot at 6 a.m. They were the ones asleep in chairs or on the floor. ...more

February 2, 2009

Due to dwindling contributions and increasing costs, the Boys and Girls Club of Highlands County will start charging a $25 fee per child per month, starting next week. ...more

January 30, 2009

On Monday, five two-person teams of volunteers fanned out across the county, helping the Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless conduct its annual, weeklong survey of homeless people in the county. ...more

January 27, 2009

Giveaway baskets, prepared and half prepared, sit everywhere in Linda Wells' compact office Thursday. They are going to be handed out at the Ridge Area ARC's annual tea fundraiser Saturday (Jan. 24th) and Wells is busy with the finishing touches. On her table sit various folders, bulging with details on other events to raise money for Highlands County's biggest non-profit group that helps individuals with developmental and other disabilities. There's Kokomo 2009, a golf tournament the Sebring Moose is hosting, a Valentine's Day ball and even perhaps a "bed race," which Wells describes as a relay with a bed on wheels instead of a baton. ...more

January 26, 2009

A plane believed to be a part of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at the Sebring Regional Airport crashed in the early hours of the morning, killing the passenger and injuring the pilot. ...more

January 25, 2009

The demand at the United Food Bank of Plant City has never been greater. ...more

January 25, 2009