Weather conditions in the Everglades won't provide much help for crews battling a wildfire that has grown to more than 4,000 acres and closed Interstate 75 across the state. ...more

April 23, 2009

The board of directors of Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative is going to be looking for a new executive director - about a year after conducting a search to replace the previous director. ...more

March 1, 2009

Maybe Florida's pilot steroid testing program scared high school athletes away from performance-enhancing drugs. Or maybe performance-enhancing drugs were never a major issue in the state's schools. ...more

February 16, 2009

AS 22-year-old Bonita Springs woman says her baby died because officials ignored her complaints while she was pregnant in the Collier County jail. ...more

February 15, 2009

As any student of geometry should know, it only takes two points to create a line. On the other hand, it's better to have more than two points if you want that line to accurately describe a trend. So we're not prepared to draw too many dire conclusions from the second of two rather hasty departures by principals at Moon Lake Elementary School. That might change if there are any additions soon to this particular set of data points. ...more

January 24, 2009

Authorities say a deputy driving an unmarked vehicle struck a Collier County ambulance carrying a 70-year-old patient, causing the ambulance to overturn. ...more

November 29, 2008

A toddler has died after a sibling accidentally pulled a TV set down on him at a Naples-area home. ...more

November 19, 2008

As my daughter's third-grade career continues, I can't help but find myself rather awestruck at how the state of Florida handles education. Everywhere we turn, it seems mixed messages are being sent to our youngest learners. ...more

November 19, 2008

Fifty is the new zero for Collier County elementary school students. ...more

November 9, 2008

Tampa led the state in hate crimes in 2007, according to reports made by 74 law enforcement agencies to the FBI. ...more

October 27, 2008