He was her best friend, he was her family. And he never left her side. ...more

November 13, 2009

Feeling sick about the job market? Go to a hospital. That's where the jobs are. ...more

March 8, 2009

A financially strapped young mother trying to stretch her infant formula supply almost killed her newborn, hospital officials say. ...more

December 1, 2008

Small classes with dedicated teachers and motivated students with clear career goals - it sounds like the ideal learning situation and also describes the Career Academy at South Florida Community College. ...more

October 9, 2008

Regarding "College Degrees A Waste Of Time, Money" (Commentary, May 11): As the principal of the Erwin Technical Center, I offer a comment about Marty Nemko's column. ...more

May 25, 2008

It's a long way from Puerto Rico, where he was raised and educated, but physician Casey Jimenez feels right at home in South Shore. ...more

January 16, 2008

Jeanine Bethoney didn't have much in the way of possessions. She kept a modest house with her 3-year-old daughter and scraped by on her husband's income as a carpet cleaner. ...more

January 10, 2008

A school bus driver is under investigation after a developmentally disabled 9-year-old boy fell asleep on his school bus Friday morning and woke up to find himself in the school bus compound, according to school officials and the boy's mother. ...more

December 11, 2007

DUNEDIN - A school bus driver is under investigation after a developmentally disabled 9-year-old boy fell asleep on his school bus Friday morning and woke up to find himself in the school bus compound, according to school officials and the boy's mother. ...more

December 10, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of drug trafficking and forgery for using her employment at a local doctor's office to fax fake prescription papers to local Walgreens to obtain prescription medication. Ira Lorena Bareno, 28, of 1629 Lagrange Ave., entered a no-contest plea to charges that she obtained the drug Vicoprofen illegally. Bareno, who is currently out on bond, has a Dec. 17 sentencing date set before Judge Peter Estrada in the Highlands County Courthouse. ...more

November 2, 2007