For the next three weeks, Avon representative Florence Richmond of Sebring will be donating 50 percent of her retail sales to abused children in Highlands County. ...more

October 30, 2009

Q. Why do some people die and others don't? Do they die in their sleep? Why can doctors not help them? ...more

October 27, 2009

With the flu season 10 days away and swine flu casualties continuing to mount, health officials are trying to make prevention as easy as possible. ...more

September 22, 2009

Thank you to Representative Castor for having the stamina to stand up to those ignorant opponents of health care insurance reform. ...more

September 6, 2009

The truth about health reform matters to all Americans. But it particularly matters to me because... I ask you to investigate all the allegations I'm hearing and then report the truth to our community. No one is proposing socialism. No one is proposing a government take over of our health care system. But we do need to make sure that 50 million uninsured Americans can get health care. ...more

August 31, 2009

Williams Park pool is closed indefinitely. But city parks and recreation officials are reviewing long-range options to reopen it. ...more

August 5, 2009

Two controlled burns in the Withlacoochee State Forest are causing a haze of smoke in eastern and central Hernando County ...more

April 22, 2009

Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish and other easy-to-find substances, a government study said Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

Three federal airport security officers from Tampa International Airport and one from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport will be among 300 Transportation Security Administration officers assisting the Secret Service to screen attendees at the Presidential inauguration in Washington today. ...more

January 20, 2009

You can get a rough estimate of the calories you will expend in many activities with a simple formula developed by physiologists using a yardstick known as the Metabolic Equivalent, or MET. ...more

January 17, 2009