the $495 million purchase of 61 miles of track for commuter rail near Orlando. ...more

December 23, 2009

A telemarketing agency collected nearly a half-million dollars on behalf of area fire unions in 2007. ...more

December 3, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28 to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 17, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28, to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 16, 2009

Some cell phones blocked from state unemployment hot line ...more

March 9, 2009

More than 400 hundred television stations across the nation switched from analog to digital on Feb. 17 and hundreds more will make the transition on June 12, leaving millions of bewildered viewers asking what happened to their "Matlock" reruns. ...more

February 22, 2009

The investigation by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office into hidden cameras in offices of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court here concludes that there was no wrongdoing on the part of court officials, said Detective Sgt. Darin Hood. ...more

February 18, 2009

In a response filed this week to Preston Colby's public records lawsuit against Highlands County officials, Ross Macbeth, county attorney, admitted to one allegation in the lawsuit. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a closed construction and demolition (C&D) debris disposal pit on the Farm Road property of Charles Howerton, according to a DEP attorney's response to a public records request. ...more

January 15, 2009

The woman's story sounded like a nightmare: raped during 2007's Gasparilla festivities, then jailed once police discovered she was wanted on an outstanding warrant. ...more

January 15, 2009