The quick action of a Sebring Police officer led to him saving the life of a man who had tied a rope around his neck and jumped off a bridge just south of Golfview Road on Thursday night. ...more

November 14, 2009

Not everyone living near Floriland Mall was against the housing there of Tampa's homeless. I, for example, who live within walking distance of that mall, would have welcomed them to my neighborhood with open arms. What a wonderful opportunity it would have been for those of us who are more fortunate to volunteer with and help those who temporarily are not able to help themselves. ...more

October 28, 2009

I was reading the food favorites in Sunday's Highlands Today the other day and thought I would give my opinion on a great restaurant. ...more

September 28, 2009

A partnership between PCL Constructors, which has done some of the region's biggest road projects, and Archer Western Contractors appears in the lead to win the huge Interstate 4 Crosstown Connector job. ...more

September 17, 2009

A Coast Guard training exercise in the Potomac River near the Pentagon sparked confusion amid Friday's commemorations of the Sept. 11 anniversary. FBI agents scrambled to the scene and the nearest airport briefly grounded flights. ...more

September 11, 2009

Police arrested rape suspect and convicted felon Joseph Lee Frye this morning after a massive manhunt. Based on a tip from an area resident, Frye, a convicted rapist who was out of prison for about a month, was taken into custody shortly before 11 a.m. at the Mayflower Motel, 7510 N. Florida Ave., near Seminole Heights. ...more

September 3, 2009

A damaging verdict in a sexual harassment trial has not slowed County Commissioner Kevin White's drive for re-election. ...more

September 2, 2009

Aug. 29, 2009 ...more

August 29, 2009

Talk about making a stink. ...more

August 27, 2009

A four-vehicle crash on Manatee Bay Drive in Holmes Beach has caused a roadblock on the bridge there, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

April 25, 2009