Firefighters from across Florida learned how to fight fires aboard large vessels by practicing Tuesday on the SS American Victory. ...more

October 21, 2009

The gleaming 1973 fire engine caught 5-year-old Baylor Collins' attention, especially the ladders along the top. He plays with a miniature version in his house, he said, but lost the ladders. ...more

November 26, 2008

The gleaming 1973 fire engine caught 5-year-old Baylor Collins' attention, especially the ladders along the top. He plays with a miniature version in his house, he said, but lost the ladders. ...more

November 26, 2008

Schwarzkopf Elementary kindergartners were impressed when firefighter Gary Guy donned his full uniform and helmet, but the ladders on the retired 1973 firetruck he brought with him drew the most "wows." Guy was one of the guest speakers and surrogate teachers who flooded Hillsborough County schools today, taking part in a homegrown tradition to open new vistas for students. ...more

November 19, 2008

LUTZ Schwarzkopf Elementary kindergartners were impressed when firefighter Gary Guy donned his full uniform and helmet, but the ladders on the 1973 fire truck he brought with him drew the most "wows." ...more

November 19, 2008

Two members of Highlands County's law enforcement community received recognition Monday from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, when members arrived in Highlands County to commend sheriff's agricultural Deputy Fred Tagtmeier and Lake Placid Police Officer Eddie San Miguel for their roles in solving agricultural crimes there. ...more

September 19, 2008

Nine times out of 10, cutting costs makes sense. It's painless to go without an expensive lunch every day or to live without the latest and most up-to-date television or cell phone. But there are some purchases that you shouldn't cut back on. In fact, cutting back on these can do more harm than good. ...more

July 27, 2008

A landmark hardware store will bite the dust, yet the latest economic victim from the housing market collapse. ...more

July 27, 2008

A landmark hardware store will bite the dust, yet the latest economic victim from the housing market collapse. ...more

July 19, 2008