The county has done its part in assessing the contamination at the old Department of Public Works site, and the next move is up to the state. ...more

February 13, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 31, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 30, 2009

State Sen. Charlie Justice said no one should face the kind of surprise that hit neighbors of the Raytheon defense plant last year when they learned a toxic plume of industrial waste had been spreading beneath them for years. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a community meeting next week to discuss the extent of the Raytheon Co. plume of industrial waste in groundwater under the Azalea neighborhood of St. Petersburg. ...more

January 8, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG - More than a month after environmental experts from Raytheon said there is no health risk from a toxic plume of chemicals that has spread up to half a mile from the plant, state regulators are set to give their assessment of the company's findings. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING — The forensic investigation and assessment report released Friday on the Memorial Elementary School roof states minor concerns, but gives an overall approval to the roof design changes and repairs. The school board hired Principle Design and Development, Inc. to inspect the school's roof system and review documents related to its design and construction. The engineering review was called for after a number of factors apparently caused cement blocks to crack in February at the school on Memorial Drive. The school is currently under construction and scheduled to open in August. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, through its strategic plan has been working to become an accredited law enforcement agency. ...more

June 11, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Since finding out that her irrigation well is contaminated, Elizabeth West worries whether she will be able to sell her home of nine years. ...more

May 29, 2008

Video released last week of a detention deputy dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair at Orient Road Jail made national news, but the quadriplegic man says that wasn't the only time deputies failed to properly handle his disabilities. ...more

February 23, 2008