There's "no way" to explain the mass shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas, Eric Shinseki, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, said in Tampa on Friday. ...more

November 7, 2009

From the shantytown's corrugated tin roofs to its squalid streets, proud relatives and neighbors cheered the two child stars of the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" who returned home from the Oscar festivities Thursday. ...more

February 27, 2009

When Gail Greene is feeling bogged down with paperwork and administrative headaches, she goes to school. ...more

May 28, 2008

When Gail Greene is feeling bogged down with paperwork and administrative headaches, she goes to school. ...more

May 28, 2008

An investigation of college study-abroad programs by the New York attorney general's office has expanded to include 15 colleges and universities, among them Harvard, Brown and Columbia, according to a senior lawyer in the office. ...more

January 21, 2008

It appears the Highlands County Commission is going to step up and do something good to support our troops who have been serving in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a wonderful gesture and sure to help any local soldiers who have been serving their country and placing themselves in danger. If approved – and it appears it will be – any soldiers who have served in a combat role will receive a $75 per month stipend, for every month they serve in combat, from the county, which could mean an extra $900 per year depending on amount of time. Commissioners are considering this instead of giving a property tax break, which would only benefit troops who own homes. Veterans officials suggested making it a stipend for all combat soldiers, instead of just property owners, since so many of the troops in harms way are young and just getting started with their lives. Some other Florida counties are offering the property tax rebate, but Highlands County would be one of three counties offering stipends. ...more

December 21, 2007

After two decades of broadcasting, a pair of Tampa television stations say they're in danger of losing their local flavor. ...more

September 19, 2007

Next week, four teams bidding to replace the fallen Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis will learn which has the inside track on a project that could be worth a quarter-billion dollars. ...more

September 15, 2007