Suspected Taliban fighters hijacked trucks carrying Humvees and other supplies for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, authorities said Tuesday after a brazen attack near the Khyber Pass that underscored the militants' grip across key mountain strongholds. ...more

November 12, 2008

Israel announced that it will cut off funding for illegal settlement outposts and crack down on extremist squatters, but settler leaders vowed Monday to resist the order and accused the government of fanning hatred toward them. ...more

November 4, 2008

Polk County sheriff's detectives charged a 19-year-old man with manslaughter in a shooting Saturday night at a place popular for mud bogging in Lake Wales that left another 19-year-old man dead. ...more

June 8, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS – There will be no reclaimed waste water available for watering lawns in Tarpon Springs until late tonight or even Thursday morning. ...more

June 4, 2008

Newsmagazine "60 Minutes" ran a story the other night on a 23-year-old Army gunner on his second tour in Iraq who says he was ostracized, denied promotions and discriminated against because he refused to participate in a prayer circle with fellow soldiers. The name calling and physical threats got so bad he was assigned a bodyguard. ...more

May 31, 2008

Alderman's Ford Park Reopened ...more

September 24, 2007