Some water customers in South Shore may notice reduced water pressure during the next few weeks. ...more

February 11, 2009

Area residents recently had their first chance to see plans for the U.S. 301 widening project up close since construction began in November. ...more

January 21, 2009

Federal environmental officials have given Pasco County a checklist of 10 items to complete in hopes of moving forward with the permitting of the county's long-sought eastern extension of Ridge Road. ...more

January 4, 2009

The shovels hit the ground for the first time for a road project more than three years in the making. ...more

November 5, 2008

A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina state trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on videotape. ...more

October 4, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

A grisly news story concerning the shooting of two teenage girls in Oklahoma recently left me wondering what might have prevented the tragedy. Would alertness to potential dangers in their immediate surroundings have saved them? Perhaps, but what is lost when children are conditioned to see potential harm everywhere? What happens when a society stops trusting? ...more

July 11, 2008

A winter storm that wreaked havoc on the Upper Midwest began its snowy assault on the East on Monday, spelling trouble for travelers but elation for ski resorts that suffered through an abysmal winter last year. ...more

December 4, 2007

Motorists will get a glimpse at their future commutes when county engineers and consultants reveal the results of the latest traffic study on Lithia-Pinecrest Road. ...more

December 1, 2007

Two Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies who had tried to stop a stolen vehicle on a rural road were killed when they were struck by a fellow deputy's patrol car early Wednesday. The driver of the patrol car was injured, authorities said. ...more

November 29, 2007