Farm worker protest Last week The Tampa Tribune ran a story about farm workers from Immokalee protesting in front of Publix Supermarket demanding higher prices for the tomatoes they pick (Metro, Oct. 26). ...more

November 2, 2009

Legislative negotiators have agreed on a plan to expand gambling at Seminole Indian casinos. ...more

May 6, 2009

The board of directors of Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative is going to be looking for a new executive director - about a year after conducting a search to replace the previous director. ...more

March 1, 2009

The Ave Maria School of Law says it has received approval from the American Bar Association to relocate from Michigan to southwest Florida. ...more

February 21, 2009

A very experienced and skilled Moore Haven squad put on quite an offensive display while beating Lake Placid 13-2 in five innings in girls softball on Monday night. ...more

February 11, 2009

It didn't take long for the victory bells to ring for the Lake Placid softball team and the sound was music to coach Marilyn Jones' ears. ...more

February 10, 2009

Citrus growers and vegetable growers appeared Thursday to have weathered the statewide freeze better than expected, but tomato growers took a hit as temperatures stayed below freezing long enough to cause damage to some of those crops. ...more

February 5, 2009

One more night of freezing temperatures is ahead for West Central Florida, though forecasters don't expect the frigid air to extend as deep into the state as this morning. ...more

February 5, 2009

Lake Placid scored seven runs in the first inning and put up an encouraging team effort to open the season with a 7-1 victory over Golden Gate in the Immokalee Preseason Classic on Tuesday. ...more

February 5, 2009

Edgerrin James isn't known for being flashy. Sure, he has a Lamborghini parked outside the Cardinals' hotel this week, but that's by design. ...more

January 27, 2009