Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty for a Central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

December 7, 2008

The Sebring City Council approved an escrow agreement Tuesday with Highlands Utilities Corp., setting aside $300,000 of the purchase price after the seller was not able to complete two issues prior to the closing on Nov. 20. ...more

December 6, 2008

After considering various options for new classrooms at the middle school and high school in Lake Placid, the School Board of Highlands County decided to construct two single-story buildings - one at each school. ...more

December 3, 2008

Hillsborough County auditors are recommending a full-scale investigation into county contracts with Office Depot to see whether the office supply company is misleading county purchasers to make excessive profit. ...more

December 3, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday issued an executive order suspending Sebring City Councilman Dan Andrews from office. ...more

November 26, 2008

When Danielle Nitzel found her three-year-old marriage drawing its last breath in 2004, she couldn't afford the minimum of $1,000 she was told she would need to hire a divorce lawyer. ...more

November 24, 2008

With the seemingly endless stream of news about job cuts in recent weeks, you may be wondering about your own job security. How would you get by if you were suddenly out of work? ...more

November 22, 2008

Shareholders of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. approved the $52 billion sale of the business to Belgium-based InBev SA on Wednesday, a deal that is set to create the world's largest brewer. ...more

November 13, 2008

The Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board has awarded its landscaping contract to a company not owned by developer Gene Thomason for the first time. ...more

September 19, 2008

A 52-year old gay man and permanent guardian of his 13-year-old foster son last week won the right to adopt the boy, despite a Florida law banning adoptions by homosexuals. ...more

September 15, 2008