It is amazing that we get a couple days of rain, and we have major arteries flooded, access to a major hospital blocked and good citizens clamoring for help to get streets drained properly. ...more

July 6, 2009

Our association has two vacant houses. Two owners are mowing the vacant properties. You have said the fact that the landscaper is an owner creates no exemption if an injury or accident happens. The association will have to pay, and the association's insurance will not cover the loss. ...more

February 8, 2009

Starting today, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is changing its mission. ...more

January 14, 2009

Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 5, 2009

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 3, 2009

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is announcing the top ten list of complaints for calendar year 2008. ...more

December 28, 2008

The second time was the charm, as the city council had no problem last week seating seven members to serve on a newly formed charter review committee. ...more

October 8, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners stirred a hornet's nest last year by proposing to eliminate local protections for wetlands. Public outcry made them back off, though they ordered a review of developers' complaints that county rules were arbitrary and extreme. ...more

July 17, 2008

The Tampa Prep girls soccer team talks a lot about desire and pointed to that as the reason why the Terrapins (25-1-1) were able to recover from a slow first half Thursday afternoon to dominate Maitland Orangewood Christian and advance to today's Class 2A state championship. ...more

February 9, 2008