Highlands County's unemployment rate in September was 11.6 percent, up significantly from the 8.4 percent in September 2008. ...more

November 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January - a count that could surpass all combat deaths on America's two warfronts last month. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were 24 suspected suicides in January, compared to only four in January of 2008, six in January of 2007 and 10 in January of 2006. ...more

February 5, 2009

"I was told my son is a hero - that he may have saved a life. In reality, he was one of a number of heroes. A whole group of friends - and friends of friends - took action because they recognized warning signs and they didn't ignore them. Whether having learned the warning signs at school, or through TV or billboard campaigns, it doesn't matter. What matters is that they reached out when a young girl was hurting and may have saved her life. ...more

November 29, 2008

After falling for more than a decade, the U.S. suicide rate has climbed steadily since 1999, driven by an alarming increase among middle-age adults, researchers said this week. ...more

October 22, 2008

Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars. ...more

September 5, 2008

Conditions at Tampa General Hospital's psychiatric ward are so bad they pose "an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of patients," according to a federal agency's investigation into two suicides at the hospital. ...more

August 22, 2008

Conditions at Tampa General Hospital's psychiatric unit "pose an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of patients," according to a federal agency's investigation of two suicides there in July. ...more

August 21, 2008

The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, a lawyer said Wednesday. ...more

August 14, 2008

TAMPA - The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, an attorney said today. ...more

August 13, 2008

Joan Rubin of Palm Harbor disagrees with earlier letter to the editor on John McCain and the Second Amendment. ...more

July 26, 2008