Residents in West Central Florida escaped a freeze Sunday night but weren't so lucky this morning as temperatures fell to freezing over most of the region. ...more

January 4, 2010

The threat of freezing temperatures that started Sunday and won't end until Wednesday could stretch from the strawberry fields of Hillsborough County to the vegetable growing area south of Lake Okeechobee. ...more

January 4, 2010

The Knights are one victory – OK, one quantum leap – from reaching the third state final in the program's 50-year history. ...more

December 1, 2009

When the solenoid stuck last week on Sharon Martin's golf cart, an electrical fire started. She scooped dirt from the ground and that knocked down the flames, but the fire didn't go out, so she called for help. ...more

October 22, 2009

Authorities say two bodies were found floating in Lake Okeechobee. ...more

September 5, 2009

Officials say a 47-year-old man is recovering after he was attacked by an alligator at Lake Okeechobee. ...more

May 26, 2009

Everglades restoration will get a boost from about $96 million in federal stimulus funds coming to Florida for the work. ...more

April 29, 2009

An engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Sebring was recently recognized by her peers as a young woman "on the cutting edge" of her profession as a civil engineer. ...more

March 24, 2009

The question was asked by several of the 200 audience members in several different ways: Why should the Spring Lake Improvement District buy the golf resort? ...more

March 20, 2009

What do you get an 84-year-old lady for her birthday? That's what Carol Brown was thinking a few weeks ago. Her mother, June Pearce, was turning 84. The idea of buying and giving more stuff just didn't appeal to Brown. ...more

March 7, 2009