Cypress Gardens, the state's first big theme park, reopens today with some big changes. ...more

March 29, 2009

Cypress Gardens, the state's first big theme park, reopens today. ...more

March 28, 2009

Gators coach Urban Meyer once called Notre Dame, where he worked as an assistant, his "dream job." ...more

January 7, 2009

You'd think Mike Schmidt was born with a candy cane in his hand, singing, "Oh, by gosh, by golly." ...more

December 24, 2008

It's a good thing Plant High coach Robert Weiner loves roller coasters, since he has been on one heck of a ride this season. ...more

December 20, 2008

There's nothing for teenagers to do in Highlands County. Those words have become a mantra for some local teens, and an excuse for many to move away, in search of greener pastures after high school graduation. ...more

November 2, 2008

Tim Tebow was wearing a protective boot after leaving the locker room after Saturday's shockingly easy win against Georgia. ...more

November 2, 2008

One 34-year-old woman stepped off the Jazzy Jellies ride at SeaWorld and fractured her ankle. A few weeks later, at Roa's Rapids in the same park, a 63-year-old woman inhaled water. Tales of heart troubles, dehydration and, in some cases, broken bones come out of the grade-yourself report card for Florida's theme parks, made public each quarter by the state's Bureau of Fair Rides, a division in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ...more

July 22, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - The new owners of Cypress Gardens are planning to announce "significant operational changes" today at a 2 p.m. news conference at the park. ...more

January 2, 2008

SEBRING — On Nov. 14, Bob Jamison became aware that the Local Government Investment Pool might be in jeopardy. ...more

December 9, 2007