The idea seemed like a win-win for everyone. Everyone was going to get rich and help the environment and national security in the process. ...more

August 23, 2008

Two of Polk County's most notorious fugitives were sentenced today in federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud people into investing in an alternative fuel business. ...more

August 22, 2008

Fox Mulder wants to believe in the paranormal. And fans certainly want to believe there is still life in "The X-Files," a hit series that ran on Fox from 1993-2002. ...more

July 24, 2008

OK, I'm new here, but as I understand it, we can go to the polls on Tuesday and vote to cut our exorbitant property taxes. ...more

January 28, 2008

OK, I'm new here, but as I understand it, we can go to the polls on Tuesday and vote to cut our exorbitant property taxes. ...more

January 27, 2008

Some voters and officials are irritated at Circuit Judge Charles A. Francis for standing in the way of lower property taxes. He ruled that the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment is so misleading that it cannot go as written on the January ballot. ...more

September 28, 2007