Little Malia Jones, age 3, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, at Tampa General Hospital, following an afternoon crash Sept. 6 on State Road 574, near I-4, in Plant City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 20, 2008

"Family, fitness and fun" is the focus of an event scheduled 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Hardy Trail in Dade City. STEPtember, part of a national project hosted by America On the Move, encourages fitness walking as a means to achieve optimum health. ...more

September 11, 2008

As Fay's winds fanned the flames and tried to blow down the walls, a doublewide manufactured home was destroyed by fire Tuesday, at 617 Serene Lane in Lorida. ...more

August 21, 2008

On the night of Aug. 5, someone cut a lock, opened a gate and proceeded to steal 1,900 gallons of diesel fuel from a citrus grove in Duette. The theft cost the owner of the Venus II grove about $9,000. ...more

August 14, 2008

The process to find a new director for the Highlands County Health Department is still ongoing following Dr. Paula Thaqi's resignation four months ago. ...more

August 12, 2008

The state Fire Marshal's Office on Monday blamed the explosive mixture of four bug bombs and a gas pilot light on a hot water heater for an accidental fire that broke out Friday at a Sebring Parkway home. ...more

August 5, 2008

Pasco County voters have a difficult decision to make Aug. 26 when they go to the polls to elect a school board member to replace Marge Whaley, who is retiring after 16 years of exemplary service. ...more

August 2, 2008

A 27-year-old man drowned this afternoon at Honeymoon Island State Park, according to state officials. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority has made several changes and adjustments to some bus routes. ...more

July 30, 2008

State Fire Marshal investigators suspect a lightning strike was the culprit in a house fire that destroyed an Avon Park Lakes home at 2643 Rehrer Road, Tuesday afternoon. ...more

July 17, 2008