GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Randy Rochelle. ...more

January 29, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller. ...more

January 10, 2008

SEBRING — When it's a matter of life and death, seconds make the difference. In case of a life-threatening emergency, if a patient can reach a level one trauma center within 60 minutes (the golden hour), the odds of survival are much better, said Steve Coltharp, interim paramedic director of Highlands County Emergency Medical Services. Highlands County patients have a good chance of reaching Tampa General Hospital and some other trauma centers within that golden hour when transported by helicopter, according to Coltharp. ...more

January 5, 2008

It doesn't feel much like Christmas, but for local anglers that's a good thing. Temperatures continue to reach into the 80s, and water temps hover around 70 degrees - about 10 degrees above normal on both counts. ...more

December 17, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Downtown streets will be lined with people Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. during Lake Placid's annual Christmas parade. This year's theme is "A Child's Christmas Fantasy." The parade will feature floats, bands, cloggers, clowns, civic and social organizations, cheerleaders, fire trucks, beauty queens and Santa Claus. The event is a joint effort between the Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce and the town of Lake Placid. Eileen May, chamber CEO/president of operations, said on Wednesday that almost 100 floats had registered for what she expects will be the town's "best parade, ever." she expected good weather for the evening event. ...more

December 7, 2007

Federal officials plan to free up military airspace to ease Christmas holiday travel as it did for Thanksgiving. Striking a deal with the weatherman, however, may actually work better. ...more

November 27, 2007

Good weather helped draw hundreds to last week's annual Veterans Day parade in Ruskin. Participation more than doubled the 2006 numbers. "We're exhausted but proud," organizer Shirley May said. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - Even as you read this, fall finally is approaching, easing down the state for an arrival in the Tampa Bay area around sundown. ...more

October 11, 2007

The Plant City Garden Club will hold its 11th annual Garden Tour next week, including six locations in the residential historical district north of downtown. ...more

October 6, 2007

U.S., Honduran and Nicaraguan soldiers searched remote jungle beaches and the open sea Thursday looking for survivors and the dead from Hurricane Felix's rampage. ...more

September 7, 2007