News Channel 8's Dave Reynolds will sit down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive standout Jermaine Phillips on Thursday afternoon. And you can be a part of that interview. ...more

March 24, 2009

Those who regularly see unemployed workers shuffle through the doors for their checks were expecting it. ...more

March 7, 2009

Second-worst in Florida; numbers are highest since 1976 ...more

March 6, 2009

Delmon Young and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms on a $1,152,000, one-year contract. ...more

February 13, 2009

While we congratulate the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for taking what appears to be a positive step forward by establishing two standing committees to be headed by Commissioner Rocco (Budget) and Commissioner Druzbick (Economic Development), we hope these efforts produce better decisions. ...more

January 11, 2009

The Bush administration will mount a last-ditch push this week to muster international backing for a relatively small U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia, in an effort to help stem piracy and prevent the resurgence of Islamic militants in the lawless east African nation, according to State Department officials. ...more

December 15, 2008

A man authorities blamed for blowing up a fireworks tent last year pleaded no contest to first-degree arson Friday. ...more

December 10, 2008

A man authorities blamed for blowing up a fireworks tent last year pleaded no contest to first-degree arson Friday. ...more

December 6, 2008

Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures. ...more

August 31, 2008

Sheriff Benton was quoted in Highlands Today dated July 16 when defending the huge increase in the sheriff's budget. "You folks asked for it, you got it," the sheriff asserted, indicating that she had given citizens what they wanted in terms of services. ...more

August 29, 2008