The Hernando County Health Department has received its first shipment of H1N1 (swine) flu injectable vaccine. ...more

October 21, 2009

Her hands looked like they were wrecked by a machine. Eyes wounded, hair yanked out. Face and scalp injuries so extensive, all the blood obscured whatever parts were left. ...more

February 19, 2009

A young man with a gruesomely painted black-and-white face went on a rampage at a Belgian day care center Friday, stabbing two babies and a female worker to death and seriously wounding 12 others. ...more

January 24, 2009

Hamas offered Israel an immediate weeklong truce Sunday, hours after Israel silenced its guns and grounded its aircraft, but the Islamic militant group conditioned long-term quiet on a complete Israeli withdrawal from the territory. ...more

January 18, 2009

Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza fired salvoes of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, defying a unilateral cease-fire called by Israel and threatening to reignite three weeks of violence that medics say has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and turned Gaza's streets into battlegrounds. ...more

January 18, 2009

When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. A survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle." ...more

August 19, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man Wednesday morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a pickup while driving. ...more

July 24, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man this morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a truck while driving. ...more

July 23, 2008

It pains 13-year nursing veteran Roselily Story to tell patients she's doing everything she can when she knows their health insurance won't let her. ...more

July 9, 2008

The Florida Consumer Action Network and members of Planned Parenthood, the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now, the West Central Florida Federation of Labor and Service Employees International Union launch a local push for affordable health care. ...more

July 8, 2008