A passing driver alerted an Avon Park couple to a shed fire Tuesday morning in the rear of their North Torrington Road home, said Fire Chief Earl Gray, with the Highlands Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. ...more

March 4, 2009

Many of the dogs seized last year in what authorities described as a "dungeon" in Lithia will be available for adoption Friday. ...more

February 25, 2009

Two Lithia residents have been charged with cruelty to animals and confinement of animals without food and water after investigators removed dozens of animals from their home. ...more

December 23, 2008

The owner of animals seized from a Lithia property Wednesday doesn't appear willing to surrender ownership, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said today. Until the animals are signed over to animal services, they cannot be available for adoption, she said. ...more

December 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Animal Services is removing about 75 dogs along with cats and exotic birds from a property at 1306 Pelote Cemetery Road in Lithia. ...more

December 10, 2008

Drawn by an old familiar song, growing numbers of travelers are seeking out the tea-colored waters of the Suwannee River. And galvanized by the song, environmentalists and legislators are fighting to keep the stream unspoiled amid thirsty Florida's development. ...more

August 18, 2008

The 240 exotic birds flanking the lanai outside Linda and Alan Loehr's place represent what they hope is the beginning of a thriving business. ...more

June 30, 2008

With more than 240 exotic birds on their lanai, you might think Linda and Alan Loehr walk around wearing earplugs, hard-pressed to enjoy a quiet home life. ...more

June 28, 2008

If you want to test the power of brand imagery on the consumer, walk into any well-stocked wine shop. ...more

May 20, 2008

As we relaxed over drinks at Los Lagartos Restaurant at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort overlooking the Chagres River, Norma Ponce mesmerized us by recounting how she and fellow park rangers rescued an enormous crocodile in the Bay of Panama. ...more

May 18, 2008