Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Former sanitation director Norman Graham tried for months to appeal his 2008 firing, so city officials were perplexed when he and his attorney were no-shows for the 1 p.m. hearing Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

AIG employees have agreed to return about $50 million of the $165 million in bonuses. ...more

March 23, 2009

They came to cut $25 million from the budget. ...more

February 25, 2009

Will seek to negotiate salary freezes. ...more

February 23, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president caught on a security tape taking a student's bicycle has rescinded his resignation from USF, saying, "I plan to defend my innocence and make every effort to preserve my professional life and my integrity." ...more

February 21, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president caught on a security tape taking a student's bicycle has rescinded his resignation from USF. ...more

February 20, 2009

Facing state revenue cuts, the Avon Park City Council will meet for a budget workshop Saturday morning to consider ways to reduce spending and increase revenue. ...more

February 5, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office. ...more

January 4, 2009

A. Brian Albritton is officially the new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

October 15, 2008