It's not an official reopening of the investigation, but family and friends spent Saturday searching for clues in the 2-year-old unsolved murder of Tracy McClelland of Tampa. ...more

November 15, 2009

22 Percent of hospitals that have reduced services 9 of 10 Ratio of hospitals that cut expenses in the first quarter ...more

April 27, 2009

Former Busch Gardens Tampa Bay executive Rick Beddow has been named vice president of Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park in Orlando. ...more

March 23, 2009

A video camera was placed in an air vent in the electronic court reporting office of the Highlands County Courthouse to monitor suspicious activity of people coming into Room 309 at the courthouse, said Nick Sudzina, court administrator of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court. ...more

February 3, 2009

The FBI wants to hire thousands of new employees, but if you want to apply, the agency's computer servers have other ideas. The federal law enforcement agency has launched what it describes as "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history," hoping to hire more than 2,100 professional staff employees and 850 special agents. ...more

January 6, 2009

More than 10,500 voters cast their ballots by 2 p.m. today, bringing the total percentage of votes cast to 60 percent. 10,671 people voted today as of 2 p.m., said an official with the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

SEBRING — His official title is still assistant city administrator, but for all practical purposes Scott Noethlich has taken over operations of the City of Sebring. In preparation for Bob Hoffman's retirement at end of June after almost 18 years as city administrator, Noethlich has been transitioning slowly into the job. ...more

May 9, 2008

Standard Pacific Homes has taken note of the recent trend of home buyers using the Internet in their search for a house. That's why its Tampa Bay division recently added an online consultant to help those prospective customers. ...more

September 23, 2007