Cylinda McKibbin sat quietly at a work table in the corner of the room, carefully swirling a brush into paint colors in a dime-store paint set. ...more

July 9, 2008

Cylinda McKibbin sat quietly at a work table in the corner of the room, carefully swirling a brush into paint colors in a dime-store paint set. ...more

July 5, 2008

The state of Iowa has suffered Mother Nature's wrath in a way Floridians who suffered through the storms of 2004 and 2005 can relate. After one of the most brutal winters in memory, this spring brought a record number of tornadoes, torrential rain and now a 500-year flood that has left thousands of Iowans homeless. ...more

June 18, 2008

The value of Hillsborough County's tax base is expected to drop 4.5 percent this year, the first time in more than a decade the figure has decreased from one year to the next, county officials say. ...more

February 21, 2008

Recent newspaper articles have referenced plans to expand the Highlands County Jail in downtown Sebring and build a new sheriff headquarters facility on George Boulevard behind the Agri-Civic Center south of Sebring. These are extraordinarily important and costly budget items. While these issues have been discussed in the newspaper, jail expansion is not in the 10-year capital improvement budget plan, according to county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete. ...more

January 31, 2008

Former Chicago Sun-Times publisher F. David Radler was given 29 months in prison and a $250,000 fine Monday for his role in stealing millions of dollars from Hollinger International shareholders. ...more

December 18, 2007

Pastor Randy White told members of the embattled Without Walls International Church Sunday morning that despite negative news reports and problems swirling about his ministry, he would stick around as the church's leader. ...more

November 19, 2007

TAMPA - Pastor Randy White told members of the embattled Without Walls International Church Sunday morning that despite negative news reports and problems swirling about his ministry, he would stick around as the church's leader. ...more

November 18, 2007

The first meeting of the new board of directors for the Westchase Community Association spiraled Thursday into personal attacks before ending with one member resigning. ...more

September 19, 2007