In a case being called Twittergate, a Republican Party county chairman wants to know whether state party leaders knew about a fake Twitter account set up to defame him. ...more

November 4, 2009

With blustery winds forecast to continue through this week, the Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the county-wide burn ban into its fourth week. ...more

April 9, 2009

Big Cat Rescue is teaming up with Hillsborough County schools to raise $250 from each school, the amount is costs to feed one of the rescue's cat each day. ...more

April 1, 2009

One of four sirens to alert the Port of Tampa and adjacent neighborhoods of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia is inoperative and must be replaced, port officials said Thursday. ...more

March 13, 2009

One of four sirens that are part of a warning system to alert the Port of Tampa and adjacent neighborhoods to an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia is inoperative and must be replaced, port officials said this morning ...more

March 12, 2009

A two-year drought and the region's relentless demand for fresh water will mean a boon for anglers as tons of game fish have been evicted from a shrinking reservoir and put in nearby ponds. ...more

March 5, 2009

The first 10 from a group of dogs rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill this month are going up for adoption today at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay. The poodles and Pomeranians won't be heading out any time soon. Rather, prospective owners are invited to fill out adoption paperwork, according to the SPCA Tampa Bay's Web site. ...more

February 18, 2009

Sickles High School culinary students know their gingerbread. They used to compete in gingerbread-decorating contests, and this fall they built haunted houses from the cake to display around their school. ...more

December 10, 2008

Sickles High School culinary students know their gingerbread. They used to compete in gingerbread-decorating contests, and this fall they built haunted houses from the cake to display around their school. ...more

December 10, 2008

The unemployment rate in Highlands County is more than 8 percent and that was put in harsh perspective Thursday at South Florida Community College. ...more

November 9, 2008