Out-of-pocket expense isn't the only hurdle for low-income residents participating in the My Safe Florida Home program. ...more

January 26, 2008

Can Barack Obama be stopped? Quite possibly, as Hillary Clinton's startling win Tuesday night demonstrated. Can Mitt Romney be started? Doubtful, as the decisive John McCain victory showed. ...more

January 10, 2008

The Miami Dolphins acted as though they'd never won a game before. When Greg Camarillo turned a short completion into a 64-yard touchdown in overtime, the bench quickly cleared, with players sprinting en masse to the end zone to mob their teammate. ...more

December 17, 2007

SEBRING — Two more grow houses, numbers 56 and 57, were raided by the Highlands County Drug Task Force this week. The first was in Venus and was obvious it was inactive for some time, according to Sheriff's Capt. Randy LaBelle, who didn't have the exact address in front of him late Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 24, 2007

EAST MANATEE - The scene of a fatal accident in East Manatee County this morning turned gruesome when authorities found another car in the woods with a decomposed body lying nearby. ...more

November 20, 2007

John Benjamin was killed about the time he seemed to be getting a handle on his life. ...more

November 13, 2007

My cat Tank is unimpressed by a recent birthday gift: a two-tiered cat dish designed for food on top, with motorized, swimming goldfish below. ...more

November 10, 2007

Though the win-loss record might not show it, the Plant City High volleyball team is better than it has been for quite some time. ...more

October 10, 2007

There is this figurative ladder that has hung around the Hudson volleyball team this season. ...more

October 2, 2007

Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 19, 2007