China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games. ...more

July 24, 2008

It huffs and it puffs and nearly blows your house down. That's the job of a new hurricane simulator at the University of Florida, a 25-ton contraption that belched 120 mph wind and rain during its first official test run Monday. Called a "Category 3 storm on wheels," the world's largest portable wind simulator delivered its expected fury by slamming a mockup section of house with high-pressure storm forces. ...more

May 20, 2008

GAINESVILLE - It huffs and it puffs and nearly blows your house down. That's the job of a new hurricane simulator at the University of Florida, a 25-ton contraption that belched 120 mph wind and rain during its first official test run today. Called a "Category 3 storm on wheels," the world's largest portable wind simulator delivered its expected fury by slamming a mockup section of house with high-pressure storm forces. ...more

May 19, 2008

About 45 residents attended a meeting Thursday night at the Keystone Recreation Center to discuss planned safety improvements to the intersection of Race Track and Boy Scout roads. ...more

February 25, 2008

North Port police hope two billboards will help generate clues about the slaying of a 6-year-old girl. ...more

September 17, 2007